Important Takeaways:
- A frenzied battle between Arctic blizzards and raging tropical heat threatens a two-month storm siege.
- States left flattened by devastating hurricane-strength winds and relentless rain are warned to expect little relief through spring.
- A powerful jet stream charged by a freezing Artic plume crashing against near-90F tropical heat threatens weeks of storms.
- Jim Dale, US meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “We still have the ashes of winter to the north and are now seeing the very warm temperatures coming out of the south and these are the perfect ingredients for storms.
- “It is a classic set up with the hot and cold air masses meeting and strengthening the jet stream in between to drive volatility in the atmosphere and the risk of storms.
- “This situation is likely to continue through the next month or two months at the same intensity.”
- AccuWeather meteorologist Dan DePodwin said: “Winter is far from over in parts of the Midwest, northern Plains, and northern Great Lakes.
- “We expect a wintry blast of half a foot of snow or more on the northern side of this storm.
- “Blizzard conditions are expected in some areas, creating extremely dangerous travel conditions with blowing snow and very limited visibility.”
- Meanwhile, southern and central regions are battling fresh wildfires as bone-dry 80F winds score parched scrubland.
- Lightning-charged thunderstorms threaten to spark multiple blazes starved of rain as the heat builds.
- NOAA warned: “Strong gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry ground fueling the fire has prompted the Storm Prediction Center to issue a Critical Risk of fire weather over northeastern New Mexico on Thursday.”
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