A band of very heavy snowfall, including thundersnow with rates up to 2 inches per hour, is combining with northeasterly winds gusting up to 50 mph to produce life-threatening blizzard conditions from Nebraska into northern and western Iowa today. Extreme caution is advised in these areas through the rest of the day and into tonight. Major interstates such as I-70 and I-80 have been or will be closed.
Major tornado damage has been reported over parts of eastern Mississippi and western Alabama near Collinsville, Aliceville, and Scooba in the past hour, with the storms now near the state line, moving northeast. Additional tornado-capable storms are moving just east of Memphis, Tennessee. The severe threat will persist through this evening from Mississippi and central Alabama into western Tennessee and Kentucky. Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama are major cities that may be under the gun soon!
All eyes will be on Iowa this Monday as residents place their votes in the Iowa Caucus, the first stage in the nomination process for the US presidential election. Several days ago, it appeared that the elements were ready to throw a wrench into an already complicated process as a blizzard threatened the state. Now it looks like the storm will move in on Tuesday after all votes have been cast, but how much might the weather have really affected voting results?
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A few weeks ago MORECAST meteorologists noticed a shift in the global weather patterns that indicated the odds were increasing for a big East Coast snowstorm. Sure enough, the Blizzard of 2016 struck the major population centers from the Mid-Atlantic through New York City over the past weekend, 22-23 January. Another significant shift in the jet pattern is underway. Where will Old Man Winter cast his icy gaze next?
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