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.

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

 

Christmas Day was also the warmest on record for most from Texas to Maine.

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)

In dramatic contrast Out West, Trout Lake, CO received 52 inches within 48 hours and tonight shall be coldest of the season.

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

Another warm one, this time focusing on Midwest.

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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