By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-15 16:25:15 | Updated at 2025-01-15 18:44:09
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Travel warnings have been issued for 15 states as multiple winter storms are set to unleash ice and snow from central US to the East Coast.
Snow and a wintery mix is heading for the coastal Northeast to the interior Southeast, and potentially as far west as the Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley and the Appalachians starting Sunday into Monday, which may create slick roads and travel delays.
States along the path include western North Carolina and Virginia, eastern Kentucky and Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
But prior to this storm, two others will hit eastern states, with the first spreading snow from the Midwest to the central Appalachians starting Wednesday evening into Thursday night.
The second storm will spread rain, snow and a wintery mix from the the northwest Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes starting Friday.
Slippery road conditions will begin to take shape as this storm coincides with cold ground temperatures, causing spotty ice to form in parts of the Appalachians and Piedmont regions from Friday to Saturday.
As colder air moves into the East on the back side of the first storm, a freeze-up could occur in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valley to the Central Appalachians, and even the Northeast coast Saturday night.
Multiple winter storms are brewing from the central US to the East Coast, prompting meteorologists to issue travel warnings in 12 states
'At this time, most likely snow will have departed Washington, DC in time for the Presidential inauguration on Monday, but there may be slippery conditions for those traveling to the nation's capital from Sunday to early Monday morning,' AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty warned.
Flights in and out of impacted areas could be delayed over the weekend and into early next week.
These back to back storms are a continuation of a severe winter weather pattern that has been battering the eastern US since the start of the year, including Arctic blasts delivering record-low temperatures and two named storms: Blair and Cora.
The first of this week's winter storms will have the weakest impact, bringing only one to three inches of snow as it moves swiftly across the Midwest and central Appalachians from Wednesday evening to Thursday night.
Locally higher amounts of up to six inches could accumulate around the Great Lakes and the higher elevations of West Virginia to southwestern Pennsylvania.
Intermittent snowfall may amount to a light coating east of the Appalachians to parts of Interstate 95 in the mid-Atlantic and New England from Thursday afternoon to Thursday night.
After a short break in the wintery weather, the second storm will take shape on Friday.
Rain will fall as far north as the Ohio Valley and along the mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern New England on Saturday, with cold temperatures allowing patches of ice to form in the Appalachians and Piedmont regions.
The third winter storm will create more widespread travel trouble as it spreads snow and a wintery mix across 12 states Sunday through Monday
The first of this week's winter storms will bring one to three inches of snow as it moves swiftly across the Midwest and central Appalachians from Wednesday evening to Thursday night
The second storm could bring a wintery mix to the area along Interstate 70 in the Midwest, and intermittent snow could stretch farther north to the Great Lakes from Friday night to Saturday, and from the central Appalachians to northern New England Saturday to Saturday night
The area along Interstate 70 in the Midwest could see a wintery mix.
Intermittent snow could stretch farther north to the Great Lakes from Friday night to Saturday, and from the central Appalachians to northern New England Saturday to Saturday night.
The Southeast will get soaked with rain from Friday night to Saturday evening, with the potential for a couple of heavy thunderstorms as well.
All of that moisture could lead to slick roads in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, the central Appalachians and the coastal Northeast as cold air moves into these regions Saturday night.
By Sunday, the third storm will arrive, with enough cold air already in place to create snow and a wintery mix from the coastal Northeast to the interior Southeast through Monday.
There are two possibilities for this storm. If it gains strength, snow could stretch as far west as the Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley and the Appalachians. If it remains weaker, the storm's impact will be spottier and less widespread.
The Southeast will get soaked with rain from Friday night to Saturday evening, with the potential for a couple of heavy thunderstorms as well
Next week, feels-like temperatures 10 to 20 F below average will linger across the US for the third consecutive week
Enough snow and ice to create slippery roads and travel delays is expected to accumulate from the Piedmont areas of the Southeast to coastal areas of the mid-Atlantic Sunday into Sunday night.
New England could see hazardous travel conditions from Sunday night into Monday.
Next week, feels-like temperatures 10 to 20 F below average will linger across the US for the third consecutive week.
That means any snow and ice that accumulates this week will be here to stay, particularly from the Midwest to the coastal Northeast and higher elevations of the interior Southeast.
In Washington DC, for example, highs are forecast to be in the 20s F Tuesday and Wednesday. And in Chicago, highs are expected to be in the upper single digits to the low teens.
