As expected, the Wednesday snow was more of a nuisance than anything. You might even call it “practice” for what’s to come.
Computer models are now coming into agreement that we will see a good chance for significant snow accumulations up and down the I-95 corridor from Northern Virginia to New England.
An area of low pressure is skirting across the southern United States and will start to impact the east coast come Friday. By Friday night, the storm will have already impacted portions of Tennessee, the mountains of western North Carolina, eastern Kentucky, and most of southwest Virginia. By Saturday morning, areas of Northern Virginia will likely be impacted by snow, some of which could be heavy at times.
The limiting factor to this snowstorm is the lack of arctic air. Despite the lack of arctic air in the region, this storm is expected to strengthen as it moves up the east coast allowing the storm to create its own cold air. This is normal for when storms begin to deepen. With a prolonged period of heavy snow, we could easily drop temperatures very close to freezing making way for treacherous driving conditions. I expect this to be a high impact storm for portions of our region. Areas south and east of DC will see less snow while areas to the north and west of DC will see higher snow totals.
I’m going to make a prediction that we could see anywhere from three to six inches of snow for western Prince William County. It is possible that I may have to up my snow totals, but we’ll start off conservatively. Stay safe out there and stay tuned for more on what Mother Nature has in store for our region!
My favorite thing to do is study the weather. It is truly fascinating. Nothing beats a good thunderstorm. I became very interested in weather when I lived in Okinawa, Japan for four years and was actually inside a super typhoon.
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