Weather Saurday November 9 2024 Fair in the northeast , Tropical Storm Rafael info

.Historic winter storm to bring more heavy snow and blizzard conditionsto portions of Colorado, New Mexico, and the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandlethrough tonight......Showers and thunderstorms will bring the threat of flash flooding tothe southern Plains through tonight, and into the Lower Mississippi Valleyand Mid-South for Saturday and Saturday night......Above average temperatures continue for much of the country thisweekend......Atmospheric river to arrive across the Pacific Northwest on Sunday withheavy coastal rains and high elevation snowfall...A historic winter storm with very heavy snowfall will continue to impactthe southern Rockies and portions of the immediate southern High Plainsgoing through tonight, including areas of Colorado, New Mexico and smallparts of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle region. Going through tonight,areas of eastern Colorado will see the heaviest additional snowfall totalswith locally over a foot of new snow expected. This will be supported bysnowfall rates that will occasionally fall at 1 to 2 inches/hour. Strongand gusty winds accompanying the snow will also continue to promoteblizzard conditions and especially over northeast New Mexico whereBlizzard Warnings remain in effect. As a result, travel will continue tobe very difficult to impossible, and especially with numerous roadclosures already locally in place. The very slow-moving area of lowpressure responsible for this historic, multi-day winter storm will beginto advance northeast out across the central Plains this weekend, and thiswill allow for the snow to begin tapering off on Saturday.