Northeastern USA Weather Update: Major Travel Disruptions Roads, Airports Expected Due To Major Winter Storm

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Weather experts warned that there could be major travel disruptions on roads and airports due to major winter storm in the northeastern part of the US.

They said that millions in the northeast, including those living along Interstate 95, could face their first major winter storm of the season this coming weekend.

Travel Delays To Be Expected

Meteorologists have forecasted that travel conditions will deteriorate due to the occurrence of snow, ice and rain.

Earlier, they predicted that a cross-country storm, which will begin by bringing rain and snow to the West Coast midweek, will intensify in the eastern US late in the week.

This is seen to dish out a major storm in time for the weekend.

Weather experts warned those residing in many locations in the Interstate 95 corridor that this could be the biggest snowfall in two winters.

Due to this, meteorologists have anticipated major travel disruptions on the roads and at the airports from the storm in the northeast due to a wide variety of rainfall on the way for this weekend.

The anticipated timing of the storm may also allow for better travel on Friday night and Saturday morning as opposed to Sunday.

Weather experts said that property owners may also want to brush the dust off their snow shovels and snow blowers and have ice-melting compounds ready.

Officials advised highway departments and townships if they also want to review their plan of action ahead of the storm.

According to the weather forecast, it is seen that after spreading snow across the southern Rockies and into the southern Plains on Thursday and Friday, the storm is set to strengthen across the Southeast into early Saturday.

This weather development will tap into moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.

Meteorologists said that the storm is expected to blossom across the Southeastern states to start the weekend.

This will then likely bring along a swath of heavy rain and thunderstorms before pulling towards the northward direction.

They said that as the storm tracks the northeast direction, it is forecasted to collide an area of colder air in place across the Great Lakes and Northeast, which will later allow for a zone of snow to unfold.

Local Heavy Snow

Meanwhile, moderate to locally heavy snow over the Sierra Nevada Mountains is also forecasted.

Higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest and the Great Basin/Central/Southern Rockies is also seen by weather experts.

Furthermore, there will be lake-enhanced and lake-effect snow downwind from the Great Lakes.

A weak upper-level low over western Texas and North-Central Mexico will move eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Thursday evening. The circulation around the upper-level low will draw moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, producing rain with embedded thunderstorms on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.

On the other hand, low pressure will develop along the Western/Central Gulf Coast overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.

The rain, as well as embedded thunderstorms, will move into the Lower Mississippi Valley on Wednesday and into the Eastern Gulf Coast/Southeast by Wednesday evening.

Rain is also expected along parts of the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Coast by Thursday.