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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

12-hour helicity forecast

 

Figure 7: ETA 12 Hour Forecast of 250-850 mb Qn vectors,
thickness and isotachs valid 1200 UTC May 12, 1997.

 

18-hour helicity forecast

 

Figure 8: ETA 18 Hour Forecast of 250-850 mb Qn vectors,
thickness and isotachs valid 1800 UTC May 12, 1997.