Winter Storm Blanketing the Plains, Midwest and South Will Turn Into an East Coast Bomb Cyclone

A potent winter storm will spread snow from the Plains and parts of the Midwest and South into New England, while turning into a "bomb cyclone" packing high winds as it tracks up the East Coast. This weather system has been named Winter Storm Quinlan by The Weather Channel.

Winter weather alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service along the entire path of the storm, including areas from the southern Plains to the mid-South, Ohio Valley, Appalachians and interior Northeast.

Friday-Friday Night

Friday, snow will fall as far south as Oklahoma, northern and western Texas and the Ozarks, extending northeastward into mid-Mississippi Valley and parts of the Great Lakes. This includes the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area. Expect slippery travel in some of these areas.

As colder air is drawn into the strengthening storm Friday night, rain will change to snow in parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys as far south as northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and northern Georgia. This could lead to slick roads even without significant snow accumulations in parts of the Tennessee Valley. Colder air crashing behind the storm could cause icy spots on roads as temperatures fall below freezing into Saturday morning.

Saturday

Wind-driven snow, heavy at times, is expected Saturday from the Appalachians into the interior Northeast. Closer to the Interstate 95 urban corridor, initial rain and perhaps even a clap of thunder could change to a period of wet snow Saturday or Saturday night before the precipitation ends.

The storm should depart the U.S. and head into Canada by Sunday, but cold air crashing behind the front could lead to icy roads in the Northeast into Sunday morning. The heaviest snow from this storm is expected in the interior Northeast this weekend, from the central Appalachians to northern Pennsylvania, central and upstate New York and northern New England, where 6 inches of snow is a good bet, with some 1-foot-plus totals possible.

However, those snow accumulations could still make for slippery travel, particularly in the South and in hilly terrain from the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma into the Ozarks and Tennessee Valley. Even a dusting of snow is possible as far south as northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and northern Georgia, including parts of Huntsville and Birmingham.

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level impact.