Here we go! During the day today the forecast models were sort of in a state of flux as to exactly where this approaching storm center was going to go. Well, we seem to have reached a consensus...and it's not good news for the morning rush hour.
A storm system is going to move from Cincinnati up the Ohio River Valley to near Pittsburgh by morning and that’s going to give us some rather significant snow.
Rain will begin after dark. The snow will begin shortly after midnight and continue into tomorrow afternoon.
Winds will pick up about midnight as well making for a very messing situation for the Friday rush hour.
The forecast models I’m looking at at the moment are showing snowfall rates of ½ to 1 inch an hour for the morning rush along with winds of 15-25mph accompanied by stronger gusts. The National Weather Service, however, is indicating that snowfall rates could reach more than an inch an hour at times during the morning rush hour. If that occurs, it will really be ugly for the commute.
By late morning the snow will back off, but we will still pick up a few inches during the day. We’ll probably end up with 6-10 inches by Friday evening.
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