Chris Carter
EF3
GFS has been very consistent bring out a storm into the middle of the nation for the New Year, timing and placement still up in the air, but its a potent system, a lot of moisture to work with. Someone in the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes is going to get a good 12 - 18" of snow once this is set and done if the GFS is correct in bringing out a closed low.
ECM is the outlier with this just bringing some energy in as a developing trough.
My gut tells me due to the lack of the snowpack over the central plains and the warm air surging north out of the gulf, my neck of the woods will see more rain or freezing rain out of this than snow and folks up north that got hit with up to 2 feet of snow in Nov will once again come out with a heavy dose of snow. Just my 2 cents though.
ECM is the outlier with this just bringing some energy in as a developing trough.
My gut tells me due to the lack of the snowpack over the central plains and the warm air surging north out of the gulf, my neck of the woods will see more rain or freezing rain out of this than snow and folks up north that got hit with up to 2 feet of snow in Nov will once again come out with a heavy dose of snow. Just my 2 cents though.