Sunday Morning Update

Good morning…

It’s not going to be a very nice day today…with a chilly north wind, temperatures in the 40s and a little light rain and drizzle across the area. Satellite photos show widespread low clouds back to the Mississippi River. Clearing will be slow, with most areas not catching a glimpse of sunshine until late in the afternoon.

Lake wind advisories are in effect for northwest winds averaging 12-22 mph with occasional gusts to 35 mph.

FROST POSSIBLE TONIGHT
Whiel we don’t expect widespread problems, with temperatures dropping into the 30s across the area, some of the normally colder locations will reach freezing. So, we will have to watch out for the possibility of frost. Be cautious with any tender vegetation if you live in one of the colder spots.

FOG?
With fairly high moisture levels and good radiational cooling conditions tonight, fog may also be a problem, so keep that in mind.

WEEK AHEAD
Showers Tuesday night into Wednesday with the next system, then fine weather into the weekend.

BIG EAST COAST STORM
Our deepening low pressure system is over the mountains of Northeast Georgia this morning. It is spreading a wide area of inclement weather up the East Coast of the U.S. Wind advisories cover much of the Southeast. A tornado watch continues over North Carolina. As you head up the coast, a variety of watches and warnings are in effect, including…
…Winter Storm Warnings in the Smoky Mountains
…Flood Watches all along the Appalachian Mountains into New England
…Coastal Flood Warnings from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Massachusetts
…Winter Weather Advisories in Pennsylvania and SW New York
…Winter Storm Warnings for much of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and northern Maine

Here is the forecast for New York City:
Today
Flood Watch in effect from 8 am EDT this morning through late tonight…
Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to midnight EDT tonight…
Coastal Flood Warning in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 11 PM EDT this evening…
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Very windy with highs in the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph… increasing to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

MCDONALD’S CHAPEL TORNADO – 1956
Please scroll down and read about a rarely talked about tornado that is the third deadliest in the history of Jefferson County…I would love to hear your stories about this storm that devastated Stacey Hollow, McDonald’s Chapel, Sandusky, Sayreton, New Georgia, Oak Hill, Capps Town, all the way out to Clay. Please write me at bill.murray@theweathercompany.com.

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