Ready or not, here comes winter!A storm moving southward through the Intermountain West has already dumped afoot of snow on the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.West Texas will be getting a couple/few inches overnight, then the storm willdwindle as it moves into the central part of the state. The snow will get goingagain later Friday in southeastern Texas as a new area of low pressure forms inthe western Gulf of Mexico.
It's that Gulf storm that is causing the concern for snow through the centralAtlantic region Saturday. As you well know, sometimes these Gulf systems getbig and nasty when they turn up the Eastern Seaboard. This one shouldn't turninto a full-blown nor'easter, but it will dump enough snow to cause widespreadpoor travel Saturday from northern Georgia to Virginia. The higher elevationsof western Virginia and western North Carolina could get 6 inches or more fromthe storm, while amounts will be considerably less toward the north andeast.
Sorry, but the verdict is still out as to whether or not the snow will get asfar north as New England. If it does, the most likely time for it is laterSaturday and Saturday night.
Story By AccuWeather.com Expert Meteorologist John Kocet.
