So much for an El Nino year. The southern jet steam continues to supply ample amounts of moisture and of course we already know that there had been a large pool of cold air over the eastern half of the country for the past month now. Now even the southeast is getting into the mix. The above map from accuweather shows what they can expect for snowfall with this next system. 3-6 inches across this area will paralyze most locations.
Whats more, you can expect the havoc to continue with flights being canceled. Atlanta is a huge airport hub and I would anticipate them shutting down the airport once this storm hits. There have already been over 10,000 flights canceled this week because of the two east coast storms (including my brothers flight to Colorado) and that number will only get bigger.
As for us, nothing big on the horizon for the next week. We should continue with a seasonable pattern and temps in the mid 30's for highs with plenty of sunshine. As I mentioned yesterday, we had a shot at a storm next Tuesday but models were trending south as they have with every storm this winter. It looks a bit more promising today, but even if we got a direct hit, the totals would not be impressive. Storms are moving too quick right now in this overactive jet stream. The only way we ever see a huge snowstorm is usually if the storm is a long duration event and that just does not seem likely this winter. I still feel like we will get another decent storm (10 + inches) before the winter is over but I have no scientific basis for that other than I really just want one!
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