Travel & RV Weather Forecast Wednesday 30 November

A series of winter storms continue to bring heavy snow and high winds to the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rockies, northern California and the Sierra Nevada.
Strong winds today and tonight over much of Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and New England.
Still potential for damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes through midday today on the Florida Panhandle.

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Pacific:

— Central and northern WA; northern ID: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories (near the coast) this afternoon continue through this evening. Snow accumulations will range from a few inches near the coast and around Puget Sound to 10-16 inches inland to 1-2 feet in the Cascades. Wind gusts to 40 mph. Major highways impacted include I-5, I-82, I-90, US-395.

— Southwest WA: Winter Weather Advisory this morning through Thursday morning. 1-6 inches snow, lowest accumulations on valley floors.

— Southeast WA and northeast OR Blue Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings through Thursday afternoon. Snow accumulations 6-18 inches and wind gusts to 40 mph.

— Central and southern OR coast: High Wind Warning through midday today. Gusts to 60 mph. US-101 impacted.

— OR Cascades: Winter Storm Warnings through Thursday afternoon. Accumulations of 6-12 inches in the valleys and 1-2 feet at higher elevations are likely. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-84, US-395 impacted.

— South-central OR; northeast CA: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 45 mph. US-395 impacted.

— South-central, southeast and east-central OR; northern and northeast NV; southwest ID: Winter Weather Advisories Thursday and Thursday night. Accumulations will range from 1-3 inches in lower elevations and valley floors to 4-8 inches in the mountains. I-80, I-84 impacted.

— Northern coastal CA: Wind Advisories through this evening. Wind gusts generally 30-40 mph along the coast and up to 55 mph on higher elevation exposed headlands. US-101, CA-1 impacted.

— Northern CA I-5 from Weed north to Yreka: Wind Advisory through this evening. Gusts to 45 mph. I-5 impacted.

— Northern CA and adjacent south-central OR, including Siskiyou Summit: Winter Storm Warnings this afternoon through Thursday afternoon. Accumulations will range from 5-10 inches around 3000 feet to 10-20 inches in the higher elevations. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-5, US-395 impacted.

— CA Sierra Nevada: Winter Storm Warnings this evening through Friday morning. Snow accumulations will range from 2-8 inches at lower elevations to 1-3 feet near and west of US-395 and Donner Pass. Wind gusts 45-65 mph except up to 100 mph on exposed summit ridge lines. I-80, US-50, US-395 highly impacted.

— West-central NV: Wind Advisory through this evening. Wind gusts 45-55 mph. I-80 impacted.

— East-central NV: Wind Advisory Thursday and Thursday night. Gusts to 45 mph. US-6, US-50 impacted.

Mountain:

— Central and western MT; most of ID north of I-84: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories this afternoon through Friday morning. Accumulations ranging from 4-12 inches. Very cold wind chill temperatures and gusts to 45 mph. I-15, I-90 impacted.

— Western WY and adjacent south-central MT: Winter Storm Watches Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. Snow accumulations 8-12 inches in the valleys to 1-2 feet in the mountains and in Yellowstone. Wind gusts to 45 mph.

— Southeast WY I-80 Summit between Laramie and Cheyenne; also I-80 between Laramie and Rawlins: Ground Blizzard Warning continues through this afternoon. Wind gusts to 60 mph, windchill temperatures of -25 deg F and near zero visibility due to blowing and drifting snow. I-80 highly impacted.

— Portions of central and southeast WY, including the Wind River Mountains: High Wind Watches Thursday morning through late Thursday night. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Western UT west of I-15: Wind Advisories midday Thursday through late Thursday night. Gusts to 55 mph. I-80 impacted.

Central:

— Southwest and south-central LA: Wind Advisory today. Gusts to 35 mph. I-10, I-49 impacted.

— Far-south TX: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-2 impacted.

— Western FL Panhandle; adjacent southern AL: Tornado Watch through late this morning. Wind gusts to 70 mph, quarter-sized hail and a couple of tornadoes are possible. I-10, I-65 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Central and eastern FL Panhandle; southwest GA: Thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and a tornado or two are possible through early this afternoon. I-10 potentially impacted.

— MI Upper Peninsula Lake Superior shoreline; northern MI Lower Peninsula: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories for Lake Effect snows through Thursday morning. 4-7 inches likely in many places. Wind gusts 40-50 mph. I-75 impacted.

— Most of MI Lower Peninsula: Wind Advisory through late this evening. Gusts to 45 mph. I-69, I-75, I-94, I-96 impacted.

— Portions of northeast WV; far-western MD; south-central PA: Wind Advisory through this evening. Gusts to 50 mph. I-68, I-70/76/PA Turnpike, I-99 impacted.

— North-central and north-east PA; NY north of I-84; Long Island; CT; RI; MA; VT; NH; ME: Wind Advisories through this evening. Gusts to 50 mph. All roads in the Northeast impacted.

— Western NY south of Buffalo downwind of Lake Erie: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon through midday Thursday for lake effect snow. Up to 4-7 inches snow and gusts to 45 mph. I-90 / NY Thruway impacted.

— Western NY north of Syracuse downwind of Lake Ontario: Lake Effect Snow Warning this evening though Thursday evening. 4-7 inches snow at lower elevations and 8-15 inches across the Tug Hill Plateau. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-81 impacted.

— Western NY north of Syracuse downwind of Lake Ontario: High Wind Warning today. Gusts to 60 mph. I-81 impacted.

— Coastal and Down East ME: High Wind Warning this afternoon through midnight. Gusts to 60 mph. I-95 impacted.

— Eastern TN along the NC border: High Wind Warning this evening through mid-morning today. Gusts 60-70 mph. I-26, I-40 impacted.

Severe Weather and Tropical Watches and Warnings

— 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/#NHC_Hurricane_Advisory for the latest Tropical Cyclone WARNINGS and information.

— 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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