The governor of Kansas issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation ahead of the storms. Following weekend snow in the Northeast, nearly 200 million Americans are in the path of two storms that will sweep east from Tuesday through Thursday after developing in the Plains on Monday. “This can lead to accumulating snow that may impact millions from the Plains to the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England, with the potential for significant travel impacts across the big cities in the region from late Tuesday into Tuesday night,” he cautioned.
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The forecasting company said that the first storm would bring precipitation over parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas by late Monday, but would quickly reach the East Coast by Tuesday. "Kansans have faced challenges due to winter storms this year," she said. "The key to meeting those challenges is to be prepared. As I did during past storms, I urge all Kansans to take measures to make sure their families are ready by making a home emergency kit and emergency plan.".
Snow is expected over parts of the northern Plains and Rockies on Monday before it shifts to the mid-Mississippi Valley by Monday night. Meanwhile, the Southern Plains will be drenched by showers and thunderstorms. Moisture from the Gulf moving over the Plains will produce light snow over the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, as well. By Tuesday night, temperatures in the Plains and Rockies will drop to between 25 and 40 degrees below average.
Showers will also develop over that area and the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday, with flash flooding forecast, putting urban areas and roads at risk. A winter storm exiting the Rockies on Tuesday will hit the Plains again into Wednesday, with as much as five inches of snow possible for central Kansas. Snow and freezing rain will spread across the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy snow falling from eastern Kentucky through the I-95 corridor.
From North Carolina into Virginia, more than a quarter of an inch of ice is likely, making roads slippery and weighing down trees and power lines. By Wednesday, the majority of the early storm will move offshore from the mid-Atlantic. The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley will feel impacts from the second storm, as it tracks northeastward through Thursday before exiting from New England. The station noted that a third storm could affect weekend plans.
