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The weather advisories warned people that winds of up to 40 mph and snow amounts of 6 to 7 inches will create treacherous travel conditions. "Travel could be very difficult.
Here's a look at snowfall totals expected from Winter Storm Demi. The heaviest snow will fall in the higher terrain of New England and the Appalachians.
It's not looking like a white Christmas for much of the country. Regions most likely to get snow: the northern and eastern parts of the U.S. Regions most likely to get snow: the northern and ...
A winter weather advisory (originally identified as a Traveler's Advisory until the 2002-03 climatological winter when officially renamed, and informally as such by some local television stations thereafter) is a hazardous weather statement issued by local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service in the United States when one or more types of winter precipitation—snow ...
A winter storm warning (SAME code: WSW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours of the storm's onset.
On October 20, 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued its U.S. Winter Outlook. The outlook expected the present La Niña to persist and intensify into the winter, resulting in drier than normal conditions in the drought-stricken states of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and parts of adjacent states.
(4:05 p.m. ET) Appalachians Snow. Winter weather advisories are in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday in the Appalachians from West Virginia to the Smokies of east Tennessee and western North Carolina ...
An avalanche can occur with a sudden thermal or mechanical impact on snow that has accumulated on a mountain, which causes the snow to rush downhill suddenly. Preceding an avalanche is a phenomenon known as an avalanche wind caused by the approaching avalanche itself, which adds to its destructive potential. [ 84 ]