Wednesday, February 1, 2012
 

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather:

West:
Rain and high elevation snow is expected across the Pacific Northwest and northern California.Â* The system is expected to move to the east-southeast, reaching the Northern and Central Rockies by Thursday.
Midwest:
Skies will be mostly sunny across the Plains, with temperatures 15-20 degrees above average in most areas.Â* A few light rain showers are possible across portions of Kentucky and Ohio.Â* Late Thursday, snow will begin to increase across the Plains, from South Dakota to Kansas.
South:
Thunderstorms with locally heavy rain are possible today from the central Gulf coast northeastward to the southern Appalachians.Â* Rain is expected to be light to moderate over most areas, with some heavy rain possible near the Appalachians.Â* A threat for severe weather will exist across portions of the Southern Plains by late Thursday, as the system impacting the Rockies pushes east and begins to encounter increasing amounts of Gulf moisture.
Northeast:
Wintry precipitation is expected to continue today over northern New England.Â* Sleet and freezing rain will be likely over central New England, and northern Maine will see mostly snow.
Space Weather:

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.
Tropical Weather Outlook

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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