Winter Storm Harper a Major Snowstorm Friday Into the Weekend From the Midwest to Northeast

[brooklynite]

Source: The Weather Channel

Winter Storm Harper will become a major snowstorm from the Plains to the Midwest and Northeast Friday into the weekend, piling more snow on some areas affected by last weekend's Winter Storm Gia but also hammering areas of the Northeast that haven't seen much snow recently.

Arctic cold will return to the nation's northern tier starting late this week, just one ingredient fueling this snowstorm.

A storm system entering the West Coast Wednesday will tap into that cold air once it moves through the central and eastern states Friday through the weekend, delivering a widespread swath of significant snow.

The exact track of Winter Storm Harper Friday through the weekend is still somewhat uncertain as it pivots through the central and eastern states. Therefore, it's still a bit too early to pinpoint any further details such as snow totals and potential locations affected.



Read more: https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2019-01-15-winter-storm-harper-snow-forecast-plains-midwest-northeast

[Siwsan]

1. I've been keeping an eye on the forecast for mid-Michigan

And it's been erratic. Now we are sitting at around a 50% chance of between 8 and 15" of snow accumulating by the end of next week.

I don't think we've even had 4", total, so far.

[mastermind]

3. looks like it will miss most of MI but a little jog to the north might change that. nt

[Siwsan]

5. I got my snow blower all ready, back in November, when a heavy snowfall was predicted.

That fizzled out. Nothing but dustings, since. This is the least snowy Winter I ever remember, but we've had several record breakers, both for cold and snow depth, in the past couple of years, so we might be due a break.

[Midnightwalk]

2. Another stress to air travel - eom

[TeapotInATempest]

4. Well, this isn't great. :(

My son is driving from Columbus to Chicago to see me tomorrow and staying until Sunday. My nerves are going to be shot if he's driving back the whole way in a snowstorm.

I drove out to see him last January in blowing snow conditions and discovered that Indiana seems to make NO effort to make the roads safe. A 6 hour drive took 2 DAYS because we had to find a place to stay for the night or risk having a serious accident.

[Srkdqltr]

6. Harper? Seriously?

They name these storms now? How funny.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Just the Weather Channel. NWS does NOT.

[displacedtexan]

7. We're having an "atmospheric river" rain here in San Francisco.

A river of rain forms out to sea and the wind carries it onto shore, where it's either rain, sleet, or snow, depending on the temp.

Never ever heard of such a thing before, have you?

My daughter lives in Central Illinois, where the last storm dropped 8" of snow. The next one could drop a lot more.

[suffragette]

10. Yeah, they use that more now and Pineapple Express, too, which is a type of that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple_Express

[akraven]

8. Y'all be safe.

If you know of somewhere that needs extra winter gear, DM me - we have some. Not a ton, but some.

[Vinca]

11. Uh oh. I'm in 6-12. It's supposed to get really, really cold, too.

[riversedge]

12. Wish WI would get more. Very little snow this year very very little. Stay safe with the

cold.