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In the West, a storm cycle from February 12-15 will bring deep snow totals to California, Utah, and Colorado, while portions of the Northwest and Southwest will also pick up some solid totals. A second storm cycle from February 15-17 will favor the Northwest and the Northern Rockies. 

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• Tahoe
• Mammoth
• Utah
• Colorado

Frequent storms will continue to impact the East with New England and Quebec favored for the deepest snow totals, while the Mid-Atlantic will see mixed precipitation in many of these events.

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• New England
• Mid-Atlantic
• Midwest

Forecast for Wed (Feb 12) to Thu (Feb 13):

In the West, heavy snow will fall across the Sierra including Tahoe from Wednesday night through Thursday night, with snow also picking up across Utah, Colorado, and the Central/Southern Rockies. Ski resorts in Tahoe will likely be measuring this storm in feet.

In the East, snow from the most recent storm in the Mid-Atlantic will taper off on Wednesday morning, then the next storm will bring a variety of precipitation from Wednesday night to Thursday night. Warmer air will arrive with this storm with many areas in the Mid-Atlantic seeing a changeover to rain, while snow could change to sleet and freezing rain as far north as Northern New England. 

Forecast for Fri (Feb 14) to Sat (Feb 15):

In the West, snow will continue across much of the West on Friday and into Saturday, and a new storm will drop into the Northwest on Saturday with snow picking up over BC and Washington. 

In the East, yet another storm will arrive on Saturday with snow for New England and the Northern Mid-Atlantic, but a changeover to sleet and freezing rain is possible in many areas.

Forecast for Sun (Feb 16) to Mon (Feb 17):

In the West, a storm will move from the Northwest into the Rockies with moderate to locally heavy totals expected. Oregon, Idaho, and Western Wyoming may see some of the deepest totals from this storm.

In the East, snow and mixed precipitation will continue across the Northeast on Sunday with perhaps some lighter backside snow showers in some areas on Monday. 

Outlook for Tue (Feb 18) to Sat (Feb 22):

In the West, another weaker storm is possible early in this period with the Northwest and the Rockies expected to be favored. Late in this period, a ridge of high pressure will build over the West Coast which will lead to a drying trend for many areas, while storms could still reach BC along the northern periphery of the ridge.

In the East, an active pattern is likely to continue with a colder airmass also expected to take hold.

Thanks so much for reading! Next update on Friday (February 14).

Alan Smith 

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