00:00The February frenzy the stormiest weather pattern that we've seen this
00:06entire season and this month of February is just chock-loaded with storms. It sure
00:12is and it's going to be as you mentioned coast-to-coast a very energetic pattern
00:16with a frequent storm track from the west coast through the central plains
00:20all the way up into the mid-atlantic and northeast multiple bouts of disruptive
00:24snow and ice on the way. John let's talk about some highlights here for with
00:29these storms that you know these storms oftentimes will create bad news but for
00:33some parts of the country these storms are good news. They are and now one
00:37place is across the mid-atlantic and parts of the southeast where that
00:41short-term drought is going to be helped quite a lot by frequent rainfall and
00:45also a great of much lower risk of fires here across parts of Southern
00:50California as we do get some needed rainfall. Our expert long-range
00:54meteorologist Paul Passlock talking about an early spring coming for Texas
00:59and Florida that's certainly going to be the case in this pattern as well. Now
01:03our next storm John next week is what we refer to as the anomaly out of the
01:09pattern because this is mostly going to be a snow producer we think. Yes this is
01:14the storm that really stands out because it can be a more intense storm. It's
01:18going to have a fresh supply of cold air now it's not bitter cold air but it's
01:22cold enough for significant snow we think across parts of the northeast and
01:26even into the mid-atlantic as one storm system comes up toward the Appalachians
01:31another develops off the coast you know that's oftentimes a recipe for
01:35significant snow across the northeast and we expect that this time with needed
01:39moisture to the south. And there's a difference John a pretty large area
01:43where we could be looking at a few if not several inches of snow. That's right
01:48so a disruptive to significant snow likely from parts of the Midwest to the
01:52mid-atlantic and right up in the northeast including the big cities on
01:56the I-95 corridor especially Boston and New York City. Well let's talk about New
02:00York City if you're a planner everybody likes the plan what's going to happen
02:05well we have a little planner for you for New York City this month John. We
02:10sure do and take a look at how many times when you see blue on here that's a
02:15risk for snow pink icy mix and rain here in the green look at how frequent
02:20these storms are count them off here five or six storms through the month of
02:24February some of them are going to come in rapid succession this is going to be
02:28that's why we're saying this is a disruptive weather pattern with frequent
02:31snow and ice impacts. And you know John here's something to keep in mind this is
02:37really going to impact your life here over the next 30 days. Right it's going
02:42to be a disruptive pattern here in these areas because there's going to be
02:45frequent disruptions to everyday life think about this they'll be frequent
02:49school cancellations and delays and of course we know that causes all kinds of
02:52schedule challenges for parents and kids especially with those after-school
02:57activities as well this will result in travel disruptions travel mayhem at
03:02times because some of the areas that are impacted are the big hubs in the
03:05northeast and mid-atlantic part of the United States so New York Newark over
03:10toward Boston when you have flight delays and cancellations at those
03:13airports they can spread throughout the country and we also think for people who
03:17can work remotely they'll probably be more of that going on here in the coming
03:21weeks in this very active weather pattern I think people are going to say
03:24after this we need a breather in terms of dealing with some of these impacts.
03:28AccuWeather chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter. John thanks for joining us here
03:32on AccuWeather Early.
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