Eastern US on alert for a thumping from another major winter storm
AccuWeather forecasters are putting a large segment of the eastern United States on notice for another major winter storm expected to hit in the days ahead. The wintry weather will be the result of a disruptive storm that will bury the Heartland under heavy snow then unleash substantial snow and ice across parts of the Southeast before taking an unusual route to the north from Sunday into Monday. As it makes the trek north, it will trigger heavy snow, ice and rain throughout the mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians and New England.
The path the storm is predicted to take is extremely rare in that it will dive well to the south and southeast across the Central states before making a sharp turn to the north and northeast along the Atlantic Seaboard, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.
Atmospheric conditions, including the position of the jet stream and different pieces of energy, will come together in such a way that it is likely to do just that. On top of that, the storm is likely to strengthen rapidly as it moves along. It could intensify quickly enough to become what meteorologists refer to as a bomb cyclone, which could enhance impacts as it pounds the Northeast.
A bomb cyclone is a storm that strengthens so fast that the barometric pressure at the storm's center plummets by 0.71 of an inch of mercury (24 mb) or more in 24 hours. A storm that rapidly intensifies in this manner is able to grab copious amounts of moisture due to strengthening winds and, in turn, can unload heavy precipitation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/eastern-us-on-alert-for-a-thumping-from-another-major-winter-storm/ar-AASI5ss
= new reply since forum marked as read
