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- Strong winds develop over much of eastern California, the Great Basin and Arizona today.
- On Wednesday through Friday morning, this system will evolve into a large, strong storm with heavy snow, a wintry mix, heavy rain with possible flooding and severe thunderstorms for the Central, Southern and Eastern U.S.
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Here’s the long-range travel & RV weather outlook (updated Wednesday evening)
— Northern and Central CA Central Valleys: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 40 mph. I-5, CA-99 impacted.
— CA Central and Southern Sierra range: High Wind Warning this afternoon and tonight. Gusts to 60 mph.
— Central and southern NV; eastern and southeast CA deserts; northern and eastern AZ: Wind Advisories today and tonight. Gusts generally 45-55 mph. Blowing sand and dust will reduce visibility on highways. I-8, I-10, I-15, I-40, CA-58 impacted.
— Southern CA Riverside and San Diego County mountains: High Wind Warnings today and tonight. Gusts to 60-70 mph. I-8, I-10 impacted.
— Southern CA Ventura and Los Angeles County mountains: Winter Weather Advisories through this evening above 5000 feet. Snow accumulations generally 2-5 inches.
— Central and east-central ID; southwest and central MT: Winter Weather Advisories tonight through midday today. Accumulations generally 2-4 inches. I-15, I-90 impacted.
— Northeast NV: Winter Weather Advisories above 6000 feet today. Snow accumulations 2-5 inches.
— Portions of north-central, central and southeast WY: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon through Wednesday. Accumulations ranging from 4-8 inches in the north, 3-6 inches in the southeast and 2-4 inches in the central part of the state. I-25, I-80 impacted.
— Southeast NM and far-west TX: High Wind Watch for Wednesday. Gusts to 60 mph. I-10, I-20 and the I-10/I-20 split potentially impacted.
— Western OK east of the Panhandle and west of I-35: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 45 mph. I-40 impacted.
— Northern TX; central and eastern OK; eastern KS; MO; eastern IA; IL; IN; western OH; MI: Strong winds push northeastward through the central U.S. Wednesday. Gusts 35-50 mph. Multiple Wind Advisories possible. Many major highways impacted including I-20, I-40, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94, I-35, I-55, I-65, I-75.
— Northeast TX, central and eastern OK, western AR: Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. I-20, I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44 potentially impacted.
— AR; northern and eastern LA; MS; western TN; western AL: Severe thunderstorms possible Thursday. I-20, I-30, I-40, I-49, I-55, I-59 potentially impacted.
— East-central IL; most of IN; southwest MI; northwest OH: Flood Watches Wednesday evening through Thursday evening. A combination of heavy rain, frozen ground, melting snow and ice jams may produce stream and river flooding. I-57, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74, I-80 / IN Toll Road potentially impacted.
— Western NY downwind Lake Ontario and north of I-90: Winter Weather Advisory through early this afternoon. Total lake effect snow accumulations 4-7 inches. I-81 impacted.
— Northeastern NY and adjacent northwest VT: Wind Advisories Wednesday and Wednesday evening. Gusts 45-55 mph. I-87, I-89 impacted.
National Weather Service Warnings Watches and Advisories issued Tuesday 15 February Tuesday 15 February Wind Gusts Tuesday afternoon 15 February Snowfall accumulation through Tuesday evening 15 February High temperatures Tuesday 15 February Low temperatures Wednesday morning 16 February Wednesday 16 February Wind gusts Wednesday 16 February Total snowfall amounts through Wednesday evening 16 February Total precipitation amounts through Wednesday evening16 February High temperatures Wednesday 16 February Low temperatures Thursday morning 17 February Thursday 17 February Total snowfall amounts through Friday morning 18 February Wind gusts midday Thursday 17 February High temperatures Thursday 17 February
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