Travel & RV Weather Forecast Monday 28 November

** Heads Up ** Regional tornado outbreak possible Tuesday afternoon and evening across the Mid- and Lower-Mississippi Valley. Some tornadoes may be strong or long-lived. Have at least two different ways to get NOAA weather warnings; know where you can shelter in emergency from severe weather; get off the road if you are in a tornado warning box. Your RV is not a severe weather shelter. More safety tips here.

Storm pushes south across the Western U.S. today with mountain snow and areas of high winds. High winds expected across New Mexico on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, there is potential for severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and excessive rainfall in the lower to mid Mississippi River Valley.
Heavy snow is possible in parts of the upper Midwest on Tuesday.

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Pacific:

— WA Cascades: Winter Storm Warnings continue this morning. Additional accumulations of 3-6 inches. I-90 impacted.

— OR Cascades: Winter Storm Warnings continue today. Additional accumulations of 12-20 inches snow likely. Wind gusts to 40 mph.

— Central OR; northeast OR Blue Mountains; southeast WA; northern ID: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories continue today. In general snow accumulations of a few inches below 4000 feet, 4-7 inches above 4000 feet and 8-15 inches at higher elevations in the Blue Mountains. Wind gusts of 45 mph. I-84, I-90 impacted.

— Northeast NV and adjacent southwest WY: Winter Weather Advisory today and tonight. 2-5 inches snow likely. Wind gusts to 30 mph. This advisory is to the north of I-80.

— CA southern Sierra Nevada eastern slopes: Wind Advisory through this evening. Gusts to 60 mph. US-395 impacted.

— Southern CA interior deserts: Wind Advisories today and tonight. Wind gusts 45-60 mph. I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, I-40, CA-58 impacted.

— CA Santa Barbara Coast: Wind Advisory this afternoon and tonight. Gusts to 50 mph. US-101 impacted.

Mountain:

— Western and southwest MT and adjacent eastern ID: Winter Weather Advisories today. Additional snow accumulation of 3-7 inches likely. I-15, I-90 impacted.

— Western WY and adjacent eastern ID: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through Tuesday. Snow accumulations range from 10-16 inches in Yellowstone, the Tetons and Gros Ventre rangers, to 3-6 inches in the valleys. Wind gusts 35-50 mph.

— North-central, central and southwest UT: Winter Weather Advisories through Tuesday. 5-12 inches of snow. I-15, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— Southeast and south-central WY; north-central, central and southwest CO: Winter Storm Warnings (Elkhead and Park Mountains) and Advisories (elsewhere) midday today through Tuesday. Accumulations will range from 3-5 inches on the High Plains of southeast WY and the CO Foothills to 12-18 inches in the WY and CO mountains. Wind gusts to 35-45 mph. I-25, I-70, I-80 impacted.

— Portions of north-central, central and eastern AZ: Wind Advisories midday today and tonight. Gusts 50-55 mph. I-17, I-40 impacted.

— Portions of western, central and east-central NM: High Wind Watches for Tuesday. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25, I-40 impacted.

Central:

— Western and northern NE; Winter Weather Advisories this evening through Tuesday evening. 2-4 inches of snow with gusts to 35 mph. I-80 impacted.

— Southeast SD; southwest MN; northeast IA: Winter Weather Advisories Tuesday for snow and freezing rain. 2-4 inches snow and a glaze of ice. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-29, I-90 impacted.

— Northern WI and adjacent east-central MN; western MI Upper Peninsula: Winter Storm Watches Tuesday. 4-10 inches snow possible. I-35, US-2, US-8, US-51, US-53 impacted.

— South TX: Dense Fog Advisories this morning. I-2, I-35, I-37, US-77 impacted.

— Southeast LA: Dense Fog Advisory through mid-morning. I-10, I-12, I-55 impacted.

— Western KY; western and central TN; the southeastern half of AR; most of MS, LA and adjacent eastern TX; eastern TX; northwest AL: Severe thunderstorms with tornadoes and wind damage, and also hail, is likely Tuesday afternoon and evening. Strong, long-track tornadoes are possible. Greatest risk of severe weather will be along the Mississippi Valley from Memphis TN to Vicksburg MS. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-24, I-30, I-40, I-49, I-55, I-57, I-59 potentially impacted.

— Much of MO, IL, western IN: Strong winds midday Tuesday. Gusts 30-45 mph. Advisories possible. I-35, I-39, I-44, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-72, I-74, I-80, I-88 impacted.

Eastern:

— No significant weather impacts to RV travel today or Tuesday.

Severe Weather and Tropical Watches and Warnings

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NHC_Hurricane_Advisory for the latest Tropical Cyclone WARNINGS and information.

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#SPC_Tornado_Watch for the latest Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm WATCHES

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NWS_Tornado_Warning for the latest Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, and Flash Flood WARNINGS.

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