1) The latest forecast models have shown a potential increase in the amount of snow that is expected to fall with the next system. Therefore, I will bump up my forecasted accumulations from 2-4" to 3-6", with the potential for higher amounts. I will make my first snowfall map for this system tomorrow morning. As an aside, this is now looking more like a Tuesday Morning system, with snow starting just before midnight on Monday and continuing into the early afternoon hours on Tuesday. The height of the system looks to be right at rush hour Tuesday Morning.
2) La Nina has returned! This atmospheric phenomenon, in which water temperatures in the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean are cooler than normal, is what led to us getting the favorable storm tracks that allowed us to get several 6+" snowstorms last year. Due to this, expect a snowier than average February and March.
Article describing La Nina in greater detail: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=lanina200809
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