La Nina Strikes Again! NOAA- Colder, Wetter North; Drier South; 'Snowmaggeddon' Threat in East

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted Thursday that La Nina and the Arctic Oscillation would bring a colder and wetter winter season to the Northwest and central regions of the country--and potentially another 'Snowmaggedon' to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

At the same time, NOAA is predicting below average precipitation across the southern United States, with "severe drought" continuing through the winter across the Southern Plains.

Precipitation, NOAA predicts, will be as much as 50 percent below the median in the southern parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, and through much of drought-plagued Texas. In some other parts of those states, as well as in parts of Southern California, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, winter precipitation will be as much as 40 percent below the median, according to NOAA.

Additionally, NOAA expects drought conditions to spread to Florida, where winter precipitation this year will be as much as 40 to 50 percent below the median

By contrast, NOAA is predicting that winter precipitation could be as much as 50 percent above the median in the Northwest and from 33 percent to 40 percent above the median in parts of the Midwest.

"The winter outlook this year is shaped by the redevelopment of La Nina," Mike Halpert, deputy director of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said on a conference call with reporters.


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[Fox250R]

Lanina = Harrp! Everybody says its out there but you NEVER see it... LOL

[Fox250R]

I bet nothing happens

[docsimonson]

Snowmaggeddon? I need a hug! :( Or a working snow blower!

[TheOlderangel]

I'm scared!

[Rockland19621947]

I want snow in Ohio.....I will keep putting in that request hahahahaha :)