We will experience almost every kind of weather over the next 36 hours: snow, glaze ice, sleet, thunder and lightning and winds gusting as high as 60 mph. After this wintry tantrum spring arrives, with the flick of a switch, next week with a streak of 50s.
Here is subtle sign of spring: this next storm won't be all-snow. Temperatures aloft will be warm enough for rain, freezing on contact with cold surfaces, especially Tuesday night. Glaze ice may trigger treacherous travel, followed by a few (plowable) inches of snow and high winds on Wednesday.
It's still early, but a combination of ice, snow, and high winds may result in treacherous travel conditions by the middle of next week, with blizzard or near-blizzard conditions a very real possibility.
A small percentage of us will someday experience a close encounter with a tornado. If you know what to do and how to do it - you can survive almost any tornado. The recent Mississippi tornado outbreak offered reminders on what to do and what not to do to save your own life.
It sure doesn't look like spring out there, but there are now subtle cues that the seasons are, in fact, shifting gears and our inevitable slide into spring will accelerate in the weeks to come. Here are just a few.