Winter Weather Summary February 17,

[CaptinCrunch]

Winter Weather Summary
POSTED: February 17, 2004 7:44 a.m.


Snow in the Mountains in the West... A Storm Forming Along the East Coast


A tremendous amount of moisture and an upslope flow will mean big snow amounts for the Cascades and the northern Sierra. In the northern Sierra, new snow by tomorrow morning will total as much as 1-2 feet above 6,000 feet. In the Cascades, the snow levels will be lower, at around 3,000 feet, and new snow in the next 24 hours will be around 6-12 inches. One to three inches of new snow will accumulate in parts of eastern Washington and Oregon, eastward across northern and central Idaho and into western Montana. As much as 3-6 inches may accumulate in the Bitterroots.

A storm is developing off the southeast United States coast this morning. A wintry mix is causing some travel problems in the central and eastern Carolinas. As the storm intensifies and moves northward, so will the wintry weather. How strong of a Nor'easter this becomes, and more importantly, its exact track, will determine which areas will be digging out from snow or not tomorrow morning. Our current thinking is that the area from the northeast corner of North Carolina, up through easternmost Virginia, the Delmarva Peninsula, the Jersey Shore and eventually on up into easternmost New England will end up with 3-6 inches of snow. Just a small shift in the track to the east will push most of the moisture out over the ocean; a small shift to the west in the track will mean much higher snow amounts for these coastal areas. Currently, it appears the major Northeast cities will miss out on this potential heavy snow event.

[JCT777]

Thanks for the summary, Christopher.