A strong storm combined with cold air drilling down from the north will producesnoWeather HeadlinesFri, 25 Feb 2011 15:18:06 ESTIWS0Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:27:16 ESTKocet's CornerFirst off, it's going to snow again from the Midwest to the Northeast. Nowdon't let your feathers get all ruffled. This is not going to be a big storm.Actually, it's going to be one of those, what I call, gentle snows that areenjoyable to watch and not impossible to get around in.
As the storm comes through the Great Lakes region Saturday, there will be nomore than a couple of inches. The system may gain a little extra oomph when itgets farther along Saturday night and Sunday, so I think there could be 3 or 4inches of snow from central New York into New England. I am drawing the axis ofthe heftier snow amounts from just north of Elmira, N.Y. to Worcester, Ma. Downhere in central Pennsylvania, we'll get our usual inch (scoff, scoff).
So what comes next? It's that big rainstorm and meltdown we've been talkingabout for a couple of days. The storm will swing out of the Central statesSunday night and Monday, producing moderate to heavy rainfall from theTennessee Valley to New England. The area that has the greatest risk offlooding along rivers and streams is shown below.
Finally, I should mention the snowstorm that will hit the Southwest thisweekend. I'd probably avoid traveling I-40 later Saturday into Sunday from theFlagstaff, Ariz. area into western New Mexico. Along this route, elevationsabove 6,000 feet will get 8 to 12 inches of snow.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.
