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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

The tropical systems depicted on this map west of 180 (dateline) are based on bulletins issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), based in Honolulu, HI. The Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) for this area is the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

 

To learn more the new probabilistic tropical cyclone graphics, read our introduction here: Introducing New Probabilistic TC Graphics PDF

 

 
 

The cone graphics for the West Pacific are based on the following:

 

Forecast Period (hours) 2/3 Probability Circle, West Pacific Basin (nautical miles)
12 35
24 50
36 65
48 80
72 120
96 165
120 225