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Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Winter Storm Lola To Bring Threat Of Blizzard Conditions, Strong Winds To Central Plains This Week
The same system that is set to cause a severe weather threat across the Deep South this week is also expected to cause a significant winter weather threat from the Rockies to the Upper Midwest. The system has been named Winter Storm Lola by The Weather Channel. (MORE: Why Winter Storms Are Named) Winter Storm Lola is causing snow across high elevations in the West on Sunday, including parts of the Sierras and Rocky Mountains. Winter weather alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service in high elevations of California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, and a winter storm watch has also been issued across portions of the Central Plains. Sunday - Monday: Heavy snow is going to impact high elevations of the Sierras and Rockies through Monday, and some of the peaks could get up to 15 inches of snow. Winds could also gust up to 50 mph, causing potentially reduced visibility and hazardous travel conditions in mountain passes. Monday night - Tuesday: Snow spreads eastward on Monday night into the Central Plains, and the northern edge of the system could cause wintry mix and freezing rain across parts of the Great Lakes. National Weather Service offices across the Plains are warning of potential blizzard conditions from eastern Colorado to southern South Dakota. Winds could gust up to 60 mph, which could cause whiteout conditions. Even though wintry weather is relatively constrained to the Northern Tier, the impacts of the system are widespread with a severe threat Tuesday across the Deep South and strong winds possible across the Central U.S. and Deep South. (MORE: A Severe Weather Outbreak Is Possible Next Week In The South, Including Tornadoes, Flooding Rain) Tuesday night - Wednesday night: The threat of wintry mix and icy precipitation moves into the Midwest and western Great Lakes Tuesday night, stretching across the rest of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley by Wednesday night. Because of the overall warm temperatures across the U.S. this week, there will not be a large region of snow from the storm, but wintry mix and icyness could impact cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. (192-hours: Further beef up your forecast with our detailed, hour-by-hour breakdown for the next 8 days – only available on our Premium Pro experience.) Thursday - Friday: Lola will begin to wrap up late this week in the Northeast with snow possible for the Interior Northeast and New England. Gusty winds could also threaten coastal cities like Boston and New York. Snowfall totals from Winter Storm Lola will be relatively light for much of the eastern half of the country, especially compared to recent winter storms, but strong winds could turn even a small amount of snow into whiteout or even blizzard conditions. Up to a foot of snow is possible in high elevations, across the Upper Midwest and in some areas of the Central Plains. Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with and has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master's degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Winter Storm Jett To Make Cross-Country Journey Bringing Snow To Most Of The Northern Tier
The next winter storm of the winter season, the fifth winter storm in a week, is getting ready to make a cross-country trek that could cause snow and winter weather in states from California to Maine. The system has been named Winter Storm Jett by The Weather Channel. (MORE: Why Winter Storms Are Named) Winter Storm Jett is currently located over the Northern Pacific off the West Coast of the United States, but a warm front associated with the low pressure system has already reached coastal California. Heavy rain and strong winds have already begun for the region, causing the potential for flash flooding and debris flows, especially over burn scars from the recent Eaton and Palisades fires. The National Weather Service has issued various winter weather alerts for snow and ice from this storm from the Sierra across high elevations in the Rockies. These areas could see hazardous travel, with the worst conditions expected in areas under winter storm warnings (darker blue below). Here's a look at what to expect from Jett. -West (Wednesday Night - Friday): Jett's impacts across the West will last through late week, spreading eastward from coastal California Wednesday Night to the Rocky Mountains by Thursday. Cities that could see periods of heavy snow include Salt Lake City and Boise. Wintry mix is possible in Seattle, Portland and Reno. Heavy snow and gusty winds are especially likely in the Sierra Nevada, and the National Weather Service office in Reno is warning of the potential for up to 3 feet of snow along and west of US-395, and gusts could reach up to 100 mph on crests. The strong winds and heavy snow could cause blowing snow and poor visibility on roadways, causing travel hazards. Jett is expected to become disorganized Thursday night as the storm's energy moves eastward over the Northern Rockies. By Friday, Jett starts to reorganize on the eastern side of the Rockies. Winter weather will persist over high elevations in the Rockies on the western edge of the storm. -Central, Midwest (Friday - Saturday night): As the storm re-organizes on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, a region of snow ahead of the storm's warm front will begin to develop in the Upper Midwest, including cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Des Moines. The area of low pressure sinks southward on Friday night, allowing snow from the Rockies to connect with the snow in the Upper Midwest, bringing snow to portions of the Central Plains. By Saturday, snow from Winter Storm Jett will cover portions of the Central Rockies, Central Plains and Midwest and begin to move into the Northeast. Wintry mix could cause dangerous travel conditions along the northern edge of the storm, but the exact location is still uncertain because of uncertainty in the track Jett will take. -Northeast, Mid-Atlantic (Saturday - Sunday night): Snow is set to reach the Northeast by Saturday morning, and wintry mix is likely to stretch along the northern side of the storm's precipitation. What regions receive wintry mix and ice rather than snow or rain is still uncertain this far out in the forecast, but cities like Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, should be on alert. The Interior Northeast is likely to receive snow throughout much of the weekend, but the coast could go back and forth as Jett moves northeastward through the region. New York City and Boston are near the edge of rain vs snow, so the weather in the two cities may go back and forth from snow to rain back to to snow as the system moves through. Severe weather threat: The warm side of the storm system will cause a severe weather threat across portions of the South on Saturday, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Damaging winds are possible in addition to potential tornadoes, though the tornado threat level is not yet known. -The heaviest snow from the storm system is expected in high elevations of the Sierra and Rocky Mountains, with widespread snow totals up to 2 feet. Some areas along the Sierra Crest could even receive 4 to 6 feet of snow by Friday night. -The Great Lakes and Northeast, especially Upstate New York into Maine, should also be on notice for the potential for heavy snow, as anywhere from 5 to 12 inches could fall. Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with and has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master's degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.
