In advance of the new storm, winter storm warnings, watches and advisories spanned 10 southern and central states as of early Wednesday.
Advertisement The storm will track toward the East Coast early Saturday, with light to moderate snow for many states, including Washington, D.C., and the Mid-Atlantic.
Thursday and Friday snow, central and southern states Snow is forecast to develop in Colorado, New Mexico, northern and western Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas on Thursday.
A corridor of sleet and freezing rain may also spread across northern Texas as temperatures hover near the freezing mark, with slippery travel possible along and north of Interstate 20.
Weekend snow, eastern states Early Saturday, the snow will move into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
From Thursday into the weekend, regions from Texas to the Carolinas will see their first significant winter storm in years. Snow will be seen as far north as New England and in places that were hit hard by a storm earlier this week.
As of early Wednesday, ten southern and central states were under winter storm warnings, watches, and advisories in anticipation of the new storm.
Northeastern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, the northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, northern Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, and western South Carolina are all predicted to see substantial snow accumulation on Thursday and Friday.
This will result in dangerous driving conditions, the possibility of road closures, flight cancellations and delays, and disruptions to business and education.
Through Friday night, the following cities could see the most snowfall: Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga, Tennessee; Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Little Rock and Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Southaven and Tupelo, Mississippi; Bowling Green, Kentucky; and Dallas and Texarkana, Texas.
Early Saturday, the storm is expected to move toward the East Coast, bringing light to moderate snowfall to many states, including Washington, D.C. which includes the Mid-Atlantic.
🌱.
Observe the environment and climate.
Three atmospheric disturbances interact in a complicated way to fuel the storm. The forecast details could still change because of how these factors combine to determine where and how much snow falls.
Central and southern states experienced snowfall on Thursday and Friday.
On Thursday, snow is expected to form in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, northern and western Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. As temperatures approach the freezing point, a corridor of sleet and freezing rain may also spread across northern Texas, making travel along and north of Interstate 20 hazardous.
A swath of moderate to heavy snow is predicted to form across northeastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, northern Mississippi, northern Alabama, and western Tennessee on Thursday night as warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with Arctic air. During this time, Interstates 30, 35, and 40 may have snow-covered and hazardous road conditions.
This corridor may see 3 to 6 inches of snow accumulation or more, with south-central Arkansas having the highest probability of more than 6 inches.
Dallas last experienced a snow depth of three inches or more in March 2015, and that was in February 2021. The last recorded snow depth of at least 6 inches in Little Rock was in February 2021; the previous record was set in January 2016.
The snow is expected to move from Texas into Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and the rest of the Ohio Valley by Friday morning.
Atlanta could see snow or a wintry mix on Friday as cold, snow-cooled air travels down the Appalachian spine due to a northerly air flow. Residents might remember the notorious storm that hit in January 2014, when the city came to a complete halt due to a few inches of snow.
The snow will continue its eastward journey into the Carolinas, including nearby regions that are still recuperating from Hurricane Helene, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast by late Friday.
The last recorded snow depth of one inch in Raleigh, North Carolina, was in January 2022; the last recorded snow depth of three inches was in December 2018.
snow over the weekend in the eastern states.
On Saturday morning, the snow will move into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Major roads like Interstate 95 will become slick and covered in snow due to temperatures in the 20s, even though only small amounts are predicted.
The DDOTC in Washington. The region, which got over half a foot of snow on Monday, won’t get as much snow during this storm, but preliminary reports suggest that it could drop up to an inch or two.
Locations like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore may receive up to an inch or two of snow by the time the snowfall ends on Saturday afternoon.
Cold air moving across the Great Lakes behind the storm will produce lake-effect snow showers, and on Sunday, another system might bring light snow to places like Chicago and Milwaukee.
The next weather will be cold.
Over the coming week, cold, Arctic air will keep moving across the United States.
The temperature in northeastern Texas, southeast Louisiana, and a large portion of Arkansas will drop into the 10s on Saturday morning due to a new layer of snow that is trying to keep the cold temperatures there. The record low of 14 degrees in Little Rock might be contested, but the record low of 4 degrees in Dallas is unlikely to be surpassed.
The coldest temperatures will occur on Sunday morning in the Ohio Valley and some areas of the South. From Ohio to Georgia and northern Alabama, lows in the single digits and tens will be typical.
With temperatures in the single digits and teens, Monday morning will be the coldest in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
More cold air is expected to move into the East Coast from the northern Plains next week.
A detailed forecast is not yet available, but it is possible that another powerful Arctic blast will reach the United States in January. 19.
