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You will have a hard time finding an alalog for this. What you will witness on Tues-Wednesday is not something we see or maybe have seen in half a century or more.
Makes you fall in love with weather all over again.
And when an upper level low catches a coastal storm (like Sandy) its just special to watch.
Take it back.. Found a similar scenario December 2003 but no where near the same storm track. Just an Upper Low that caught a storm which was over the interior.
See it? The players are on the field now except the coastal storm hasn't even formed. Another incredible thing... That front/storm off the coast right now that gave me 30hrs of straight rain is leaving... the coastal storm starts forming today. All the energy meets up on Tuesday-Wednesday.
Absolutely fascinating! Timing is amazing to watch!
And How did the Euro and Canadian model see this a week ago???
That circle over Montana is the Upper Level Low which will be the key player in the snow.
The circle over New Mexico is the Sub Tropical Jet Stream which will be the key in supplying Pacific and Gulf moisture
The circle over the Atlantic will be the developing surface storm which will be key to keep things "spinning"
"It's becoming apparent that a major storm will affect much of the Mid Atlantic up into Southern New England this upcoming week. The chart shows the storm tracks from 4 of our forecast models (the forecast location on Tuesday morning is labeled with dots representing the forecast position expected for every 6 hours thereafter). They are all coming into line with a storm moving just off the coast and are even starting to agree that it will slow down and possibly do a "loop" anywhere from the NJ coast to around Block Island RI. Normally a track this close to the coast would get us excited that a significant winter storm is in store for most of the region, but this storm is unusually complicated. The first complication is that the upper system that will capture this storm and cause the eccentric path will be initially broken up into several pieces that may limit how far back into central and western Pa the precipitation can develop. The second complication is that the air associated with the storm is expected to be only marginally cold enough for snow, so much of the storm could be a rain-sleet-snow mix the further east and south you are on the map. This one will definitely provide more than the usual number of challenges, so stay tuned to all the latest updates"
Man o Man why couldn't this be all snow for everyone.
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