Thursday, January 9th, 2014 - Morning Weather Discussion

Temperatures will continue to rise, reaching the upper 20’s today, the mid 30’s tomorrow and the upper 50’s by Saturday evening.  In the mean time though, we will see about a half of an inch of snow tomorrow morning, starting around 6 am and ending around 11 am.  Then light rain will develop early on Saturday morning, becoming moderate around mid day, then heavy in the late afternoon and continuing into the night.  The heavy rain, combined with the 60 degree temperatures, snow melt to our north, and the ice jams in the rivers, could lead to some significant flooding in areas that are flood prone near the larger streams and rivers.  If you know of anyone who lives or works in a flood prone area, please tell them to be on the lookout for this possibility.  The biggest problem with ice jams is that they often lead to flooding with little prior warning, which can create a very dangerous situation.  Click here to read the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service.  Keep in mind that there will likely be some flooding even in areas without ice jams.  After these systems pass by, there will be a chance of another storm on Tuesday that would bring us a chance for either rain or snow depending on the track that it takes.  This storm is indeed 200 miles further east than it was last night on the European model, but it is also weaker on the model this morning, putting us on the dividing line between rain or snow right now next Tuesday.   After this possible storm passes on Tuesday there will be yet another chance for rain or snow next Friday night and Saturday, then again the following Tuesday.