There’s a heck of a lot going on with an extreme Christmas period across the US with unprecedented warmth in East, record snow Out West along with flash floods and a major severe weather outbreak in between including devastating tornadoes.
As for tonight, well we’ve only got more severe weather in the Mid-South while a blizzard affects Texas and Oklahoma.
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In terms of the severe weather, Wednesday 23rd was worst with 17 dead following the touchdown of up to 39 tornadoes.
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Warmest Christmas Eve/Christmas Day In History
Scene from NYC Christmas Eve
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Christmas Day was also the warmest on record for most from Texas to Maine.
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Places with warmest Christmas Eve/Day record.
The low of 63 record in NYC Christmas Eve was in fact warmer than 30 of the 145 lows recorded on Independence Day (Jul 4)
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In dramatic contrast Out West, Trout Lake, CO received 52 inches within 48 hours and tonight shall be coldest of the season.
Credit: Casey Smith
We’ve quite the contrast in air masses over the Southern Plains this evening with further flash flooding set to hit the eastern Plains and Mid-South while a blizzard and arctic air focuses on the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles with an bout of severe weather in between.
GFS surface
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Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Credit: Tropical Tidbits
Another warm one, this time focusing on Midwest.
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Credit: weather.com
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As well as 2ft of snow on the backside, upwards of a foot of rain may fall within the warm sector.
See this morning’s video for the discussion.
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