Foul Winter Storms May Foul Primary Voting
Depending on where you live, you may get hit by yet another harsh winter storm that is sweeping across the country today. Some voters may be impacted by this one.
The heaviest snow on Super Tuesday was to sock Colorado, the northern Plains and the Great Lakes by nightfall. Rain and thunderstorms were to splash the southern Plains, the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the Appalachians and portions of the Northeast.
The forecast Tuesday for Wisconsin ran the gamut — including a dense fog advisory in the south and southeast regions, a winter storm warning in those areas through Wednesday afternoon and a winter storm watch for parts of the southwest into Wednesday morning.
"We're expecting for the Milwaukee area anywhere between 9 and 11 inches," said J.J. Wood, a National Weather Service meteorologist. He said up to 10 inches was expected in a swath from southwest Wisconsin through the Madison area up toward Port Washington.
The foul weather will also create a danger of very powerful thunderstorms over a large area of the country, according to Accuweather . The massive cold front that is sweeping across the midsection of the country will collide with moisture-laden, warmer air streaming up from the Gulf of Mexico, and all heck is likely to break loose.
The Severe Weather Center displays the thunderstorm-related watches and warnings in effect for these regions as the damaging storms erupt ahead of a cold front, separating two very different air masses.
Plenty of warm, moist air from the Gulf will help to fuel the storms on Tuesday. The strongest ones could produce downpours, hail and damaging winds exceeding 60 mph. A couple of tornadoes are also possible, especially toward the evening hours and overnight on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the strongest storms will stretch from East Texas to southern Indiana. By the night, the area of greatest threat will be shifting farther along from Louisiana through Ohio. Some storms will even fire in western Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, the risk of severe storms will press to the Southeast Coast. The strongest storms will fire during the afternoon with the aid of daytime heating. Heavy rain, damaging winds and hail could accompany these storms with the strong cold front pressing toward the Eastern Seaboard.
Sounds like an unpleasant day for large areas of the nation, weather-wise.
Environment | Gaius Tuesday, 5 February , 2008
By feeblemind, Tuesday, 5 February , 2008 @ 8:01 am
A good 5″ at my house and still snowing. The snow on the ground was well on it’s way to being gone……and now this! Sigh…..
By guy, Tuesday, 5 February , 2008 @ 8:11 am
Lucky for WI residents our primary doesn’t hit till Feb 19th. By that time it shorts n t-shirt weather.
By Sam L., Tuesday, 5 February , 2008 @ 8:48 am
And…..just think how much worse it would be without Global Warming.
By Mockinbird, Tuesday, 5 February , 2008 @ 4:50 pm
It touched 81 degrees today about lunch time in Jacksonville.