New Year's Day Winter Storm Potential

(6:30PM - 12/29/21) A winter storm is expected to move through the region on Saturday. This winter storm will have to potential to produce a swath of accumulating snow across the northern half of the state.

Summary...
Over the past several days model guidance has been honing in on the potential for a winter storm to affect the region and state on Saturday, which will have the potential to produce a swath of accumulating snow across the northern half of the state. While the potential for a winter storm to affect the state is likely, there is still a bit uncertainty regarding track and strength of this system...Which will affect the location of the snowfall axis and snowfall amounts. 

What we know...
-A winter storm will move through the region on Saturday.
-Precipitation will spread across the state, early Saturday morning through late Saturday night.
-An axis of accumulating snow will slice across the state, with the northern half of the state being favored.
-Several inches of accumulating snow is possible where the main snowfall axis sets up.

What we don't know...
-The exact track and strength of the storm system.
-The exact location of the snowfall axis, and expected snowfall amounts.

JP