Republished from AccuWeather:
Despite a lack of Arctic air across the Lower 48 states during the first full week of the new year, storms will continue to brew and cause trouble in the form of snow — and not just across northern areas.
AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping an eye on a storm that will emerge from the northern Rockies during the middle of the week. Not only is the system forecast to bring accumulating snow to parts of the South, but it might also take a northward jog along the Atlantic coast this weekend.
The overall weather pattern this week will resemble a March setup rather than one typical of early January, according to AccuWeather forecasters. During March, storms can produce snow without a great deal of cold air.
Similarly, the air is expected to be just cold enough for snow from parts of Kentucky and Tennessee to portions of the Carolinas, Virginia and northern Georgia during the second half of this week.
“Following several inches of snow in a narrow north-to-south zone from parts of the Dakotas to northern Missouri from Tuesday night to Wednesday night, the storm will reorganize farther south and begin to strengthen,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Reneé Duff said.
How much snow will fall from Wednesday night to Thursday night from southern Missouri and northern Arkansas to the middle portions of Kentucky and Tennessee will depend on how quickly the storm strengthens and begins to manufacture its own cold air.
This process is fairly common during storms in March and can deliver snow to areas surprisingly far south even with no Arctic air present at the onset. At this time, 3-6 inches of snow is forecast to fall along the borders of Missouri and Arkansas with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 10 inches.
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