East vs West Christmas

Coal in the East ⭐⭐

• A winter storm is impacting the East Coast

• This storm comes with severe weather in the Southeast with a risk of gusty winds blowing around yard inflatables and some tornadoes

• It comes with snow just west of the Appalachians making travel for all but flying reindeer difficult

• Strong winds are also a problem in case electricity was not on your wish list to Santa

• Rain will be heavy and flash flood watches are issued across the Northeast

• To top it off, temperatures are chilly behind the storm with morning lows down in the teens

• Sorry East

Toys in the West ⭐

• A beautiful ridge has set up like a rainbow over the West

• Sure the dry weather ends later tomorrow, but by next week rain could even be into southern California

• Hazards-wise, there is not much in the forecast for the West

• Given drier conditions than after in the past three months, some rain would be welcomed

⚡ Everyone wants a white Christmas but with power on and roads clear.

⚡ NWS has a new radar page; I'm not sure I'm a fan of it and I might like the WRH data viewer instead.