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IrelandMax Velocity's Northeast snow forecast hinges on a coastal handoff
His update draws nearly a million views as he separates confidence in an Arctic cold wave from much shakier snowfall predictions.
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This Was NOT Supposed To Happen…
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- 0:52An Ohio Valley storm could transfer its energy to a coastal system near the Mid-Atlantic.
- 4:05Forecast models disagree on the storm's track and potential snowfall in places including Albany.
- 5:21Precisely timed merging of atmospheric energy could determine whether a major nor'easter develops.
- 7:13Cooling within the storm could support snow, with higher elevations more likely to receive it.
- 9:04Velocity gives the cold wave high confidence, but widespread snowfall low confidence.
- 10:14The regional outlook includes Pacific Northwest heavy rain and possible Great Lakes lake-effect snow.
Albany is one of the places where Max Velocity's snow forecast runs into a problem: the models disagree. A developing storm could become a significant nor'easter, he explains, or take a track that leaves much of the Northeast without widespread snow.
"Whatever the storm does, the cold is coming," the meteorologist says. That distinction anchors "This Was NOT Supposed To Happen…", which has drawn nearly a million views since yesterday.
The forecast follows a system developing over the Ohio Valley before handing off to a coastal storm near the Mid-Atlantic. The crucial question is whether separate pieces of atmospheric energy merge at the right moment, a process called phasing. Their timing affects whether the coastal system develops into a major nor'easter or heads out to sea. Strength alone will not decide who gets snow; the track matters too.
Velocity also explains why cold air arriving across the central and eastern United States does not automatically mean snow piling up everywhere. Cooling within the storm could help precipitation turn to snow, with higher elevations more likely to see it. By his summary, confidence in the cold wave is high, while confidence in widespread snowfall remains low.
This is a more immediate, location-specific question than the polar-vortex outlook we reported here earlier. Alongside the coastal uncertainty, Velocity flags heavy rain from an atmospheric river in the Pacific Northwest and potential lake-effect snow around the Great Lakes. His update offers a firm expectation of colder weather, but no settled snow total for Albany.
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