Travel & RV Weather Forecast Thursday 9 February

** Heads Up ** Unusually strong winds today over eastern Indiana, western Ohio and western New York. Wind gusts to 60 mph.

Widespread strong winds today across the Midwest and Mid-south, moving into the Northeast tonight.
Snow spreads northeast from northern Missouri to eastern Wisconsin and northern Michigan.
Heavy rains for the Southeast Friday and Saturday.
Threat of severe thunderstorms for central and northern FL both Friday and Saturday.

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Pacific:

— Northeast OR Blue Mountains: Wind Advisory this afternoon and tonight. Gusts to 50 mph. I-84 impacted.

— CA central and southern San Joaquin Valley: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-5, CA-99 impacted.

— Southern CA coastal mountains south to the Mexican border; coastal regions between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles: Wind Advisories through Friday. Gusts 45-50 mph. Most regional major highways impacted including I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, US-101

Mountain:

— WY Black Hills: Winter Weather Advisory this morning. Up to 2-5 inches snow. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warnings and Watches through Friday afternoon. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25 impacted.

— South-central WY Snowy Mountain Range: Winter Weather Advisory this morning. 1-3 inches additional snow plus blowing snow. Wind chills falling to -20 deg F. I-80 impacted.

— Southeast and south-central CO; adjacent northeast NM: Winter Weather Advisory this morning. Total snow accumulation 2-5 inches. Gusts to 45 mph. I-25 impacted.

— Northeast NM: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 50 mph. I-25 impacted.

— Southeast NM; far-west TX including the I-10/I-20 Split: Wind Advisories this afternoon and tonight. Gusts 45-50 mph. I-10, I-20 impacted.

Central:

— West-central SD: Wind Advisory through late morning. Gusts to 55 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Southeast SD; northeast NE; southwest MN: Wind Advisories today. Gusts to 50 mph. I-29, I-90 impacted.

— Southern and central OK: Dense and Freezing Fog Advisories this morning. I-35, I-40 impacted.

— Northern MO; much of central and eastern IA; northwest IL; southwest and east-central WI: Winter Storm Warnings (the WI/IL/IA border) and Advisories today. Accumulations will range from 1-3 inches over MO to 3-7 inches in the central and northern portions of this region. I-35, I-39, I-43, I-70, I-80, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Central, southern and east-central IL; southeast MO; much of central and eastern AR; western KN; western and central TN; central and northern AL: Wind Advisories through early this afternoon. Gusts 30-50 mph. I-20, I-24, I-40, I-55, I-57, I-64, I-70, I-72, I-74 impacted.

— Southern AL and adjacent southwest GA; FL Panhandle: Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible today. Main threats are damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado. I-10, I-65 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Northern MI Lower Peninsula: Winter Weather Advisory through this evening. Rain and freezing rain changing to snow. 2-4 inches accumulation. Wind gusts 30-35 mph. I-75 impacted.

— Southern MI; IN; OH; central and eastern KY; WV; far-western MD; western PA; western NY: High Wind Warnings and Advisories through this evening. Wind gusts 45-60 mph. Strongest winds likely over eastern IN, western OH and western NY. I-64, I-65, I-68, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-77, I-79, I-80, I-86, I-90, I-94, OH Turnpike, IN Toll Road, PA Turnpike, NY Thruway impacted.

— Much of IN; southern MI; OH and adjacent western PA: Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated severe wind gusts today. I-65, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-74, I-75, I-76, I-77, I-79, I-80/90, OH Turnpike, IN Toll Road potentially impacted.

— Along the KY/NC border; far-southwest VA: High Wind Warning and Advisories through this afternoon. Wind gusts from 40 mph in VA to 60 mph vicinity I-40. I-26, I-40, I-81 impacted.

— Southern GA and northern FL: A few severe thunderstorms possible on Friday. Damaging winds gusts and a tornado or two are the main threats. I-10, I-16, I-75, I-95 potentially impacted.

— Much of central and northeast FL: A few severe thunderstorms possible on Saturday. I-4, I-10, I-75, I-95 potentially impacted.

— Portions of central and northern NY: Winter Weather Advisories today for a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-87, I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Portions of northern NY: Wind Advisories this evening through midday Friday. Gusts 50-55 mph. I-81 impacted.

— Central and northern NH; southern and eastern VT: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon and tonight. Snow sleet and freezing rain. 1-2 inches accumulation. I-89, I-91, I-93 impacted.

— Interior ME: Winter Weather Advisories tonight and Friday. Snow accumulations will range from 2-4 inches in the south to 5-9 inches in the north. I-95 impacted.

Access to real-time road information:

Phone numbers and websites for road conditions in all 50 states. Courtesy of the Cheyenne WY Weather Forecast Office

National Weather Service Warnings, Watches and Advisories Thursday morning 9 February 2023
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