By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
March 13,2017, 2:56:33PM,EDT
Winter’s revenge shows no signs of releasing its grip on the eastern United States as widespread, bitter cold will follow the early week major nor’easter.
“Winter will hold a tight grip on the Northeast in wake of the significant snowstorm early this week,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Max Vido said.A fresh blast of arctic air will plunge southward in the wake of the nor’easter, encompassing nearly the entire eastern half of the nation by midweek.
Highs at midweek will be held below freezing throughout the Great Lakes and Northeast. Temperatures will not rise out of the lower and middle 20s F in the Appalachians, including in Binghamton, New York, and Burlington, Vermont.
“Factoring in the wind, cloud cover and other variables, AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees lower than the actual temperature,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff said.
Winds will gust between 35 and 45 mph in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. In addition to forcing residents to dress for harsh mid-winter conditions, the winds will blow and drift snow left by the nor’easter.
Blowing snow will create headaches for crews by covering roads already cleared. Motorists may also face reduced visibility. The winds may lead to minor flight delays, further complicating airlines' efforts to get back on schedule.
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As the cold winds blow, lingering snow over the Appalachians will be enhanced downwind of the eastern Great Lakes with the potential for significant additional accumulations, squalls and more travel hazards.
Snow showers and flurries may also occasionally streak east of the mountains. There could be enough snow showers to once again coat roads and create slippery spots on untreated surfaces around the Washington, D.C., area, especially on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
The cold will not be confined to the Northeast. Temperatures will be held 10 to 20 degrees F below normal southward to Tampa and Orlando, Florida.
Wednesday could be the coolest day for Jacksonville, Florida, since late January.
At night, subfreezing temperatures will encompass the South, southward to the I-10 corridor and even to Ocala. Where fruit tree blossoming has begun, significant damage to the crops can occur.
Pipes that are above ground could freeze and burst. Leaving the water drip might be enough to prevent costly damage and repairs.
Midweek will feel more like the dead of winter with Nashville; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina; Augusta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Jacksonville, Florida, among the many communities that will challenge record lows.
However, freezing temperatures are not expected to dip to the citrus regions.
“The freeze will stay in the northern part of Florida, where there is not commercial citrus growers,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dale Mohler said.
While the harsh cold will slightly ease by the weekend, the stage could still be set for snow to return to a part of the Northeast. Another shot of cold may then plunge into the Northeast next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Kerry Clark
Noreaster check list as follows.
gas vehicles (check)
gas snowblower (check)
gas generator (check)
shovels (check)
salt (check)
antifreeze>> booze<< (double check)
I'm ready
I was ready in November....See More
gas vehicles (check)
gas snowblower (check)
gas generator (check)
shovels (check)
salt (check)
antifreeze>> booze<< (double check)
I'm ready
I was ready in November....See More
Rocco Salvemini ·
We could get hit again next wk �
Suhas Reddy Neymar
Northeast Braces for Potentially Historic March Blizzard [ TREDING USA ] : https://www.gotmatter.com/Northeast-Braces-for...
Joshua Wade ·
Then
what's next, an Arctic April? I will not be surprised if not only will
March 2017 go down as even colder than March 2014, but April 2017 will
be the absolute coldest April on record. Not going to be surprised if
April 2017 turns out to be colder than February 2017, or perhaps even
colder than the average February.
Michael West ·
March is always like this lol
April Heather Cunningham ·
WOW ... Florida .... hoping the presurre pushes south, so many important things to do ...?
Zack Hodgson ·
This
needs to be the last time cold air comes into the eastern US until just
before Halloween. Starting next weekend, dry warm weather needs to
seize control and be sunny at least 90% of the time until late Fall with
no sustained wet periods in the eastern US until about the 2nd week of
November.
Debbie Brunell
Zack,
we have had enough sunny , dry, and hot the last few years. need to go
back to SUMMER when i was younger, temps were up and down , sometimes
rain for weeks, the season lasted 4 month tops, by early September you
were in jackets and sweaters.MOTHER NATURE needs to bring that balance
back!
Nickolas John
Nice to see Florida getting the cool weather this upcoming week!
Debbie Brunell
i
am loving this! after having to listen to all the heat lovers premature
celebrating when it was 70 degrees here in New England, winter has
saved the best for last! by the time all the warmsies wake up from the
cold coma it will be august!
Daniel Fryson ·
Ha, Ha, Old Man Winter's sweet revenge! I love it!
Nick Varnalis ·
One more week and warmer Temps are on the way.
Vernette Coleman ·
So happy that we no longer live in Bridgeport CT
Dean Bancroft ·
Brrrrrrr! Oh wait...I'm in FL!
Steve Steficek
Why
did you delete the comment about the cold weather posted from the
post-er "Brooklyn Yeti" ?? ....Read some of the other comments people
have made in response to this post... This isn't really an intellectual
conversation among meteorologist grad-students... It's Social Media!
-- Why Bother to Censor for no reason?
Deborah Miller
And this should surprise us....why??? We knew it would happen......
Violet J. Tolia Willis ·
This
is the fourth consecutive cold spring in Maine . . seems to be a trend .
. . and if anyone says it is "Weather" . No global warming here . .
and it is needed at this point . . .
Ariel Jasper
I
guess because your tiny pocket of the world is cold that debunks global
warming, despite the average global temperature constantly rising. I
don't understand this logic. Last few years the northeast has been the
only part of the globe to have below average temps, and at times we are
colder than the arcitic circle, but if you think our corner means more
than the rest of the planet, and that the sudden extreme coldness has
nothing to do with it, I don't know what to
say.
say.
Violet J. Tolia Willis ·
Ariel
Jasper . . . LOL! I thought you people said the arctic would be free
of ice . . . and the atolls in the Pacific would be under water by now
too . . . I am laughing so hard at your gullibility . . .
Mary Paulson ·
Works at GSK
Jim Monheim Kristin Brinkmann ·
local weather is saying 40's by weeks end here in western ny
Denise Demgen
See Father Tme better give Mother Nature some NOOKIE !!!
Nicoletta Eick
Last year the weather was so much better. Yeez, its going to be one freezing vacation over there...
Brian Rolph ·
Have you guys considered venturing over to Ireland? It's actually lovely here right now
Gwen Daniel Garrett ·
Works at The Ridges Resort and Marina
I can only wish!
Bruce Wolcott ·
Works at CVS Distribution Center
Betty downer
Marc Freedman ·
Every
year when the Flower show comes to Philadelphia we have a snowstorm.
So when its scheduled I already assume that's when we get a snowstorm.
Marty Slabey ·
Winter is a useless season.
Debbie Thomas ·
Maybe you should consider moving from Michigan if you feel that way.
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