Travel & RV Weather Forecast Wednesday 8 February

** Heads Up ** Unusually strong winds Thursday over much of the Midwest from Illinois to Ohio. Wind gusts to 60 mph. Also a threat for significant severe weather this evening and tonight across the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Snow and strong winds move out of the northern Rockies and spread across the Plains and into the Midwest on Thursday.
Heavy rains and some flash flooding today across parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.
Snowstorm for eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin Thursday.

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Pacific:

— Northwest WA, southeast Olympic Peninsula: Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for excessive rainfall. This area is west of I-5.

— WA Cascades above 3500 feet: Winter Storm Warnings (north) and Advisories through Wednesday morning. 8-12 inches snow possible. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-90 impacted.

— South-central WA: Wind Advisory through Wednesday morning. Gusts to 55 mph. US-97 impacted.

— Southeast WA and north-central OR: Wind Advisories this afternoon through Wednesday morning. Gusts to 45 mph. I-84, US-12, US-395 impacted.

— OR northern and central Cascades above 4500 feet: Winter Weather Advisories through late tonight. 5-10 inches snow. Wind gusts to 45 mph.

— CA central and southern San Joaquin Valley, east side: Dense Fog Advisories through mid-morning. CA-99 impacted.

— Southern CA mountains and valleys north and northeast of Los Angeles: Wind Advisory through early this afternoon. Gusts to 50 mph. I-5, I-210, I-405, US-101 impacted.

Mountain:

— North-central and central ID, and adjacent northwest MT: Winter Weather Advisories this afternoon through late morning Wednesday. 5-10 inches snow expected. I-90 impacted.

— MT Rocky Mountain Front: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories this afternoon through Wednesday. 3 inches snow on the Plains and 5-10 inches snow in the mountains. Wind gusts up to 65 mph.

— MT Along and east of the Rocky Mountain Front: High Wind Warning this morning. A second High Wind Warning this evening through Wednesday afternoon. Gusts 70-80 mph. I-15 impacted.

— Central and north-central MT: High Wind Watch late tonight and Wednesday. Gusts to 60 mph. US-87/191 and MT-200 impacted.

— Central and south-central MT, including the Beartooth and Livingston Area: High Wind Warnings and Advisories through Wednesday morning. Gusts 60-65 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Portions of southeast ID: Freezing Fog Advisory through midday today. I-15 impacted.

— Portions of west-central WY, Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains: Winter Weather Advisories tonight and Wednesday. 5-9 inches snow and wind gusts to 50 mph.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Watch late tonight through Wednesday: Gusts to 65 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— MT east of the Rocky Mountains; most all of WY: Strong winds across both states develop late Wednesday morning and continue through the evening. Widespread gusts 40-55 mph. I-15, I-25, I-80 I-90, I-94 impacted.

— Northwest CO: Dense Fog Advisory this morning.

— West-central and portions of central NM: Winter Weather Advisories through this evening. 2-6 inches snow. I-40 impacted both west and east of Albuquerque.

Central:

— Much of coastal and southeast TX between Corpus Christi and Houston: Isolated strong to possibly severe thunderstorms are possible this evening and tonight. Main threats will be damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two. I-10, I-45 potentially impacted.

— Northeast TX; eastern OK; western AR: Slight risk of flash flooding this afternoon and tonight from heavy rains. I-20, I-30, I-40 potentially impacted.

— Central and northern AR; southern MO: Slight risk of flash flooding Wednesday and Wednesday night from heavy rains. I-40, I-55 potentially impacted.

— LA; southeast AR; central and western MS: Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday and Wednesday night. Thunderstorms may be accompanied by damaging winds, a few tornadoes and large hail. I-10, I-12, I-49, I-55, I-59 potentially impacted.

— Southern AL; FL Panhandle: A few severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday. I-10, I-65 potentially impacted.

Eastern:

— Northern MI Lower Peninsula and eastern MI Upper Peninsula: Winter Weather Advisories through late morning for a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Up to an inch of snow and a little bit of ice. I-75 impacted.

— Southeast MI; central and northern OH; northeast KY; western PA; western NY: Strong Winds midday today. Gusts 30-45 mph. I-69, I-70, I-71, I-75, I-76, I-77, I-79, I-80, I-81, I-86, I-90, I-94, I-96, NY Thruway, OH Turnpike impacted.

— Most of IN; eastern KY; WV; OH; southern MI; western PA; western NY: Strong winds Thursday. Gusts 35-50 mph.

— MA except southeast portion of state; southern VT and NH: Winter Weather Advisories this evening and tonight for a combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Up to an inch of snow and a little bit of ice. A mixture of snow and rain may extend into northern CT, northern RI and eastern MA. I-84, I-90, I-91, I-93, I-95, Mass Pike impacted.

— Southwest GA and adjacent northern FL: A few severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday. I-10, I-75 potentially 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 Wednesday morning 8 February 2023
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