Will This Weekend’s Weather Repeat the Blizzard of 1983?
The storm that passed through north Georgia on Saturday, and is now pounding the east coast could rival a storm that put 12 to 18 inches of snow in an area from Virginia to Massachusetts exactly 23 years ago, on February 11th and 12th, 1983.
This morning, the center of the storm is located off the New Jersey coast, moving northwest at about 20 MPH. Blizzard warnings are in effect from New York City to Maine, and snow advisories are in effect from North Carolina to Vermont. This storm’s impact could be even more powerful because the east coast hasn’t seen too much winter weather this year.
Early snow totals from the storm as of 7 AM include:
Washington, DC Reagan Airport: 8.1 inches
Baltimore/Washington Airport: 11.2 inches
Columbia, MD: 21.3 inches
Annandale, VA: 11.5 inches
Chester County PA: 11 inches
Edison, NJ: 9 inches
Ridgewood, NJ: 13.7 inches
Newark, NJ: 10.7 inches
Central Park, NY: 11.8 inches
Islip, Long Island: 8.4 inches
Danbury, CT: 12 inches
West Hartford, CT: 9 inches
Warwick, RI: 3.7 inches
Natick, MA: 7 inches
Other reports from yesterday include:
Clayton, GA: 1 inch
Mountain City, GA: 5 inches
Memphis, TN: 3 inches
Tunica, MS: 3 inches
Robbinsville, NC: 7.5 inches
Here in Atlanta, we saw only light snow flurries this morning. The storm totals are increasing rapidly in an area from Washington DC north. For example, Central Park went from reports of 4 inches at 4 AM to 11 inches at 7 AM.
While the winter storm remains a threat in the northeast, cold weather is likely to impact Florida tonight and tomorrow night. Freezing temperatures are predicted tonight, with a freeze warning issued as far south as Palm Beach, with temperatures as low as 29 degrees in interior south Florida. This, of course, will have a great impact on the Florida growing industry.
We’ll also be likely to see temperatures in the mid 20’s tonight and Monday night, before things warm up to normal or above normal temperatures for the rest of the work week. By next weekend though, another storm threatens to bring colder temperatures, and another chance of wintry weather.
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