Here we go again! Where is Bill Murray when you need him? There is a very large storm sweeping out of the midwest and heading into our area overnight tonight. It should arrive sometime around the end of the big game. This will be a rough scenario for all the people trying to make it home after the game. The storm is strengthening as it gathers moisture from the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and eventually the Atlantic ocean. The snow will be heavy tonight with accumulating snow through the night on the order of 5-8 inches. Even though temps will be cold in the 20s, this storm will be deepening and moving just to our south, this will in turn change our precipitation to sleet and freezing rain in the morning. This will create a very dangerous situation for the morning commute, as there can be significant icing in some places. As the storm moves away, it will drag down very cold air in behind it, and change it back to all snow by the afternoon We could see another 2-4 inches of snow and ice tomorrow, bringing our storm total to 8-12 inches. This number could be a little higher inland where it could stay all snow, or only ice for a short period of time. Also, along the immediate coast it could ice for a longer period, therefore allowing for lesser snow totals. The temperatures will drop rapidly tomorrow night to around 0 degrees. This will create a flash freeze, in turn freezing any slush and standing water very rapidly. This storm is poised to drop a huge swath of snow across a large area. It will create very a hazardous and deteriorating condition throughout the entire region. Leave extra time in the morning if you must travel, and if it does go to freezing rain and sleet, travel will be nearly impossible. There will also be some snow showers in the area for Wednesday and Thursday, and it is far away but it looks like a ground hog day scenario as we are watching another storm for next Monday! It is far away, but it is something to watch. Stay classy and enjoy the Super Bowl! -SS