SPC MD 54
MD 0054 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA...NORTHERN DELAWARE...NEW JERSEY...FAR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

Mesoscale Discussion 0054
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0501 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Areas affected...Pennsylvania...New Jersey...Northern West
Virginia...Northern Virginia...Northern Delaware...New Jersey...Far
Southeast New York

Concerning...Heavy snow 

Valid 251101Z - 251700Z

SUMMARY...Heavy snowfall, with rates of around 1 inch per hour, is
expected to continue to develop from parts of the upper Ohio Valley
eastward to the Mid-Atlantic this morning.

DISCUSSION...The latest mosaic radar imagery shows widespread
snowfall ongoing from the Ohio Valley eastward into the
Mid-Atlantic. This is occurring along a broad zone of strong
isentropic ascent, aided by warm advection associated with a 50 to
60 knot low-level speed max over the southern Appalachians. The exit
region of this feature will continue to move northward this morning
into the upper Ohio Valley and northern Mid-Atlantic, helping to
gradually intensify snowfall rates. This will result in areas of
heavy snow from Pennsylvania and northern Virginia eastward to New
Jersey and far southeastern New York. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per
hour will be possible within the more well-defined bands that setup.
The heavy snowfall potential from Pennsylvania and New Jersey
northward should continue through the mid to late morning. In
northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, a changeover to freezing
rain is expected by late morning.

..Broyles/Mosier.. 01/25/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...OKX...PHI...BGM...CTP...LWX...PBZ...RLX...

LAT...LON   41127934 41297761 41297613 41247459 40947379 40557364
            40037371 39567396 39167436 38997498 38927678 38877868
            38967970 39288035 39518054 40008053 40608035 41127934 

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