Central Indiana dodges the heavy snow bullet from this storm, but cities as far north as Bloomington, Columbus, and Greensburg may see some snow Friday evening.
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Some people are urging friends to “get your milk and bread”, Luster said, “but I don’t tend to freak out like that”.
Traffic is bumper to bumper and mostly at a stand-still on the outer loop of the I-495 Capital Beltway after snow fell Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, in National Harbor, Md.
Thursday morning’s drive was similarly frustrating, as some icy spots lingered, and commuters left early to allow plenty of time for the ride in.
The director of the National Weather Service said all the ingredients have come together to create blizzards with brutally high winds, risky inland flooding, white-out conditions and even the possibility of thunder snow, when lightning strikes through a snowstorm. Boston might only muster up and inch or two, perhaps 3 to 4 inches the way I see it now. Slick conditions are expected before the accumulating snow.
Mitchell Gaines of the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said people should be prepared for strong winds, heavy, wet snow and power outages.
Bowser announced that schools will close pre-emptively on Friday, and the city government will close at noon, hours ahead of the heavy snow according to Thursday’s forecasts. Blizzard like conditions are also possible across Lancaster County Saturday as the low deepens. High near 28. Wind gusts as high as 24 miles per hour. Meteorologist Tom Hawley of the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, says its path could shift but right now “all indications are that it will not amount to much” in the region.
“This very brief winter storm has the potential to cause lots of problems”, said Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Luttrell Jr. “We should have been out with more resources”, she told reporters. “With them agreeing, our confidence is going up”.
“We do all of our mining activities indoors”, General Manager Dathan Harbert said.
“Buses are scheduled to run their normal after-school routes; however, we will keep you informed should that change”, the district said.
Here is our snowfall prediction map as of Thursday morning.
Areas north and east of Little Rock, including Jonesboro, are set to receive up snow accumulations in similar amounts along the band of wintry weather, the weather service said.
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“Over the next 48 hours, a major winter storm is expected to impact many regions of Kentucky-potentially causing ice-related damage, service interruption and impassable roadways”, said Gov. Matt Bevin. “That’s the benefit of being underground – weather has no effect”. Winter weather advisories have been posted from OH to Georgia. The warning begins at 12 a.m. Friday and ends at 9 a.m. Friday. Our next system comes in Tuesday and brings a chance for rain and, or snow showers.
