When the Arctic meets the Gulf of Mexico
Posted Nov29, 2006 at 05:31 PM
It's not hard to see on this map of Wednesday high temperatures where the cold front lies. (
Click here for a bigger version) Temperatures drop from the 70s to the 30s in a very short distance in Oklahoma and Texas. This collision between cold, dry Arctic air and warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico is helping fire a large storm system that is triggering
severe thunderstorms in the region this evening, and will likely produce
a large winter storm with several inches of snow in the same general area come Thursday.
Click here for a map of winter weather watches and warnings.
It's headed our way later in the week for an abrupt change in the weather. The potential exists for heavy rain and severe weather on Friday. Will there be snow by late in the weekend? Stay tuned.
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