Travel & RV Weather Forecast Wednesday 14 December

** Heads Up ** Severe weather with tornadoes moves east across the northern Gulf Coast and Deep South today and tonight. Blizzard conditions continue across the Western High Plains through late tonight. RV travel in the Mid-Atlantic and East Thursday and Friday will be impacted by significant freezing rain and snow.

Blizzard conditions continue through tonight across the Western High Plains.
Severe weather, including some strong tornadoes, work across the Deep South today and tonight.
Ice and snow storm for parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday and Friday.
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Pacific:

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

Mountain:

— Northwest MT; north-central ID: Winter Weather Advisories through Thursday morning. 1-4 inches snow expected. I-15, I-90 impacted.

— North-central UT: Winter Weather Advisories through midday today. Additional accumulations of 1-3 inches. I-80 impacted.

— South-central WY; northwest CO: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through this evening. 4-6 inches snow and wind gusts to 60 mph. Warning area is just south of I-80.

— Most of eastern MT: Winter Storm Warnings through early Thursday morning. Additional snow accumulations of 4-10 inches and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-94 impacted.

— Southeast MT; eastern WY; south Laramie Range WY: BLIZZARD WARNINGS continue through early Thursday morning. Up to 4 inches additional snow and wind gusts 45-65 mph. I-25, I-80 (Laramie); I-90 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warning through late this evening. Gusts to 60 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Northeast CO: Winter Weather Advisory today. Blowing snow with wind gusts to 50 mph. I-76 impacted.

— Central NM east of Albuquerque: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 50 mph. I-40 impacted.

Central:

— ND; most of central and eastern SD; northern MN: Winter Storm Warnings continue through early Thursday morning. Additional snow accumulations of 3-9 inches and wind gusts 35-45 mph. I-29, I-35, I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Western and south-central SD; western and north-central NE: BLIZZARD Warnings through early Thursday morning. Additional snow accumulations of 2-7 inches and wind gusts 45-55 mph. I-80, I-90 impacted.

— Northeast MN along the Lake Superior shoreline: BLIZZARD Warnings through Thursday evening. Snow accumulations 10-25 inches and wind gusts to 40 mph. I-35 impacted.

— Central and northern WI; western MI Upper Peninsula: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories through Thursday evening. 6-14 inches snow and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-43, I-94, US-2, US-8, US-51, US-141 impacted.

— Southern LA along the I-10 corridor; southern MS north of US-90: TORNADO Watch through early this afternoon. Wind gusts to 70 mph; ping-pong ball sized hail and a few tornadoes likely. The National Weather Service has been issuing tornado warnings in this region early this morning. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-49, I-55, I-59 potentially impacted.

— Southern LA; most of MS; adjacent southern TN; northwestern half of AL: Flash Flood Watches and WARNINGS through this evening for heavy rainfall. Flash flooding already occurring over parts of south-central LA and southwest MS. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-22, I-40, I-49, I-55, I-59, I-65 potentially impacted.

— Southeastern half of LA; central and southern MS; central and southern AL; FL Panhandle; southwest GA: Severe thunderstorms move through this region today and tonight. Some storms will have damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. Some of the tornadoes may be strong. I-10, I-12, I-20, I-55, I-59, I-65 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— MI Central Upper Peninsula; portions of west-central and northwest Lower Peninsula: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon through Thursday. 2-6 inches snow on the UP and a couple of inches on the Lower Peninsula with some freezing rain mixed in. Wind gusts 35-45 mph. I-75 impacted.

— Eastern KY along the NC border: High Wind Warnings and Advisories tonight. Gusts 50-70 mph. I-26, I-40, I-81 impacted.

— Northwest PA: Wind Advisory tonight and Thursday. Gusts to 50 mph. I-79, I-90 impacted.

— Portions of northeast WV, northwest VA; far western MD; portions of southwest and west-central PA: ICE STORM Warnings tonight and Thursday. Ice accumulations from 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Wind gusts to 45 mph in exposed areas. I-64, I-68, I-70/76, PA Turnpike, I-80, I-81 impacted.

— West-central and northwest PA; western NY: Winter Weather Advisories tonight through Thursday night. Snow, sleet and freezing rain expected. Accumulations generally 1-3 inches. Wind gusts to 40 mph. I-79, I-80, I-86, I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Much of eastern WV and western VA; northern VA; DC; MD except the Eastern Shore; east-central and southeast PA; northern DE; western NJ: Winter Weather Advisories this evening through Thursday. Freezing rain south of the PA state line and a mixtures of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the north, with 1-3 inches accumulation. Wind gusts to 35 mph. I-66, I-70, I-76, I-78, I-80, I-81, I-83, I-95, PA & NJ Turnpikes impacted.

— Central, north-central and northeast PA; northern NY; central and western NY west of I-87; most of VT; northwest MA: Winter Storm Watches late tonight through Friday. Snow and sleet in PA and mostly snow in NY and VT. Accumulations will range from 4-8 inches in PA to 10-16 inches in northern NY and VT. I-70, I-76, I-80, I-81, I-84, I-86, I-87, I-88, I-89, I-90, I-91, I-99, NY Thruway, PA Turnpike impacted.

— ME: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 45 mph. I-95 impacted.

— Central and northern FL; southeast GA and adjacent SC: A few severe thunderstorms possible through Thursday afternoon. I-4, I-10, I-16, I-26, I-75, I-95 potentially impacted.

** New: 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

Severe Weather and Tropical Watches and Warnings

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Wind gusts Wednesday afternoon 14 December
Severe weather risk Wednesday and Wednesday night 14 December
Flash Flood Risk Wednesday and Wednesday night 14 December
Risk of winter weather impacting RV travel Wednesday or Wednesday night 14 December
Severe weather risk Thursday 15 December
Wind gusts Thursday afternoon 15 December
Freezing rain (ice) accumulations through Thursday afternoon 15 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Thursday or Thursday night 15 December
Likelihood of winter weather impacting RV travel Friday or Friday night 16 December
Snow accumulations through Friday night 16 December
Total Precipitation amounts through Friday night 16 December