![]() ![]() Fortunately, with the faster nighttime timing, there will be fewer cars on the roads when this occurs. If temperatures plummet immediately below freezing when the rain changes to snow, then wet paved surfaces will instantly become a sheet of ice. I am still very concerned about a FLASH FREEZE. Today’s computer models have sped up the storm just a tad, but that “tad” means that the changeover from rain to accumulating snow will occur between 7:00 p.m. ![]() Rain possibly mixed with some wet snowflakes will develop Thursday afternoon, with steadier rain Thursday evening. In fact, the low will deepen so fast that it will likely qualify to be called one of those bomb cyclones that you hear about occasionally…but usually associated with those east coast Nor’easters. ![]() By dawn Thursday, the low will be in the southeast Colorado/northeast New Mexico area, intensifying rapidly as it tracks northeastward. When that happens, and especially with an intense core of jet stream wind at its base, strong low-pressure systems are generated, which will cause the storm that we’ll deal with. This less common orientation is called a “negatively tilted trough” (if you were watching Local 4 News early Monday morning, I explained this with graphics). The big dip in the jet stream (called a trough) will be oriented from northwest-to-southeast, which is less common than the more typical northeast-to-southwest oriented troughs that cross the country. This will plunge the jet stream southward, which opens the flood gates for arctic air to dive through the Plains. The intense core of jet stream wind that I wrote about yesterday - an astounding 170 mph - has now crossed the Pacific Northwest, and will dive southeast into the central U.S. Those who do get stranded on the side of the road could be stranded for a long time. But the potential for true blizzard conditions is very real, and trust me on this, you don’t want to be stranded in those conditions. I’ll tell you what I’m telling the family and close friends who have been personally asking me about people traveling to or from here on Friday: NOBODY SHOULD TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THIS AREA ON FRIDAY.Ĭould there be a part of the day where things aren’t quite as bad as other parts of the day? Sure, that could happen. Let me be clear about this: I am not hyping this storm, and I am not withholding any information. People sometimes ask me what the “real” story is … as if I’m holding back information for some reason. Some of the severest winter conditions that we have experienced in a long time will hit the area just before Christmas, causing very dangerous travel conditions, not to mention possible power outages (some will be without heat as bitter cold arctic air streams in). The bottom line is that there is no chance that this storm will miss us. Some of the TV stations I have worked at previously include KOTA Territory News in Rapid City, South Dakota, WOAY-TV in West Virginia, WOWT 6 News in Omaha, Nebraska, and most recently ABC12 News in Flint/Saginaw.4Warn Weather – So many of you read and found useful my article on Tuesday that, for simplicity, I will keep the same format with updated information. I have lived and worked all over the country both in and out of TV. It was that experience that sent me down the path of being the communicator. The stories they told all had a common theme - information and help was hard to come by. While there, the residents were living in tents/campers in their yards and driveways. Our group went down for a week and gutted water-damaged homes. What really propelled me into broadcast meteorology, however, was a relief trip I volunteered with to assist with victims of Hurricane Katrina. I've even lived and worked on Mackinac Island! I graduated Central Michigan University, Fire Up Chips!, with a degree in meteorology and a concentration in broadcasting. I was born in the metro Detroit area and spent most of my childhood up north in Gaylord. Hi! I'm Brad Sugden, Meteorologist at FOX 47 News. ![]()
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