212  
ACUS11 KWNS 191800  
SWOMCD  
SPC MCD 191800  
PAZ000-DEZ000-MDZ000-WVZ000-VAZ000-192230-  
 
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0038  
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK  
1200 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF MID-ATLANTIC STATES  
 
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW  
 
VALID 191800Z - 192230Z  
 
SUMMARY...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO  
NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, AND  
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH RATES EXCEEDING 1" PER HOUR.  
 
DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SPEED MAX ROTATING  
AROUND A LOW NEAR HUDSON BAY ARE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST COAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE AT THE SURFACE, A LOW OVER NORTH CAROLINA IS  
FORECAST TO DEEPEN AND SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
TO THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF THE SURFACE LOW, LOW-LEVEL  
FRONTOGENESIS WILL PROMOTE UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION AND PRECIPITATION  
BANDING. GIVEN THESE FAVORABLE FACTORS AND COLD VERTICAL PROFILES,  
SNOWFALL RATES OF >=1" PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON WITH  
HIGHER RATES POSSIBLE IN BANDED STRUCTURES.  
 
..JIRAK/MOSIER.. 01/19/2025  
   
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT  
 
ATTN...WFO...PHI...CTP...LWX...RNK...PBZ...RLX...  
 
LAT...LON 39687582 39517657 39347767 39067877 38717917 38377961  
38078019 38018068 38168091 38788077 39448031 40117977  
40437925 40867841 40947721 40887643 40637544 40257509  
39927529 39687582  
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