** High Impact Weather Days ** through Friday. Expect heavy snows from New Mexico to New England. Ice Storm Warnings for the mid Mississippi and lower Ohio Valley. Travel along much of I-10, I-20, I-40, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-25, I-35, I-65, I-75, I-95 will be severely disrupted.
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- A large-scale winter storm will impact the Central, Eastern and Southern U.S. today and Friday
- Heavy snow is expected from the southern Rockies to northern New England.
- Heavy ice accretion is likely from Texas to Pennsylvania.
- Severe thunderstorms could produce all hazards, heavy rainfall, and localized flash flooding across the central Gulf Coast.
- Flooding is possible from West Virginia, through the Tennessee Valley to Alabama.
- Strong winds continue through Friday over portions of Southern California.
- Much of Texas will experience overnight lows in the single digits and teens through Saturday night.
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Here’s the long-range travel & RV weather outlook (updated last evening)
— Southeast WA, northeast OR, north-central ID (south of I-90): Winter Weather Advisory through late this morning. 5-10 inches total snow over the Blue Mountains and 2-5 inches elsewhere. I-84 impacted.
— Southern CA Los Angeles County and Santa Ana Mountains, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange San Diego Counties; the Inland Empire: High Wind Warnings, Watches (LA County) and Advisories through Friday. Gusts 50-60 mph, except gusts 60-70 mph in the Mountains. I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15 impacted.
— Southeast ID: Freezing Fog Advisory through late this morning at the junction of I-15 and I-84.
— AZ/NV border and AZ/CA border along the Colorado River Valley: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 40 mph. I-40 impacted.
— Northwest and north-central MT, east of the Rocky Mountain Front: High Wind Watch Friday. Gusts to 60 mph except gusts to 75 mph along the Rocky Mountain Front. I-15 impacted.
— Northwest, central and south-central MT: Winter Weather Advisories through midday today for blowing and drifting snow. Wind gusts may reach 40 mph. I-15, I-90 impacted.
— Central and eastern NM; almost all of TX; OK; AR; most of MO; central and southern IL; KY; northern and western TN; IN; southern MI; OH; almost all of WV; central and western MD; almost all of PA; NY; northern NJ; MT; CT; RI; VT; NH; ME: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories. From I-25 eastward to I-75, most of these warnings expire by early Friday morning. East of I-75, the warnings and advisories will expire by Friday evening. I-10, I-20, I-30, I-40, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-25, I-35, I-45, I-55, I-65, I-75, I-95 are among the many highways impacted. I will highlight a few of the specific warnings. below.
— Far-west TX; central and northeast TX: Expect periods of freezing rain, sleet and snow. Accumulations will range from 3-5 inches in far-west TX, 2-4 inches in northeast TX and about an inch north of Houston.
— Portions of southeast TX: Hard Freeze Warning tonight and Friday morning. Low temperatures around 20 deg F.
— South TX Gulf Coast: Wind Advisory through midnight tonight. Gusts. To 35 mph.
— Northwest MS and adjacent AR; western TN; central and western KY; southern IN: Ice Storm Warning through early Friday morning. Freezing rain and sleet, sometimes heavy, will produce enough ice to potentially take down trees and power lines and make untreated roads impassible.
— Southeast LA; southern MS; southwest AL; western FL Panhandle: Thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes are possible today into this evening.
— Southeast LA and MS and AL coasts: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-10 impacted.
— Most of WV; eastern KY; central and eastern TN; extreme southwest NC; central and northern AL: Flood Watches through Friday morning.
— TN/NC Border: High Wind Warning through tonight. Gust to 70 mph expected. I-26, I-40 impacted.
— Northeast OH; much of upstate NY; interior New England: Heavy snow through Friday morning. Accumulations generally 6-14 inches.
National Weather Service Warnings Watches and Advisories issued Thursday morning 3 February Thursday 3 February Freezing rain (icing) amounts through Sunday morning 6 February Wind Gusts Thursday afternoon 3 February Snow accumulations through Thursday evening 3 February High temperatures Thursday 3 February Low temperatures Friday morning 4 February Friday 4 February Wind Gusts Friday afternoon 4 February Total snowfall accumulations through Friday evening 4 February Total precipitation amounts through Friday evening 4 February High temperatures Saturday 4 February Low temperatures Saturday morning 5 February Saturday 5 February Wind Gusts Saturday afternoon 5 February High temperatures Saturday 5 February
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