Updated Dec. 13, 2020 5:55 AM
After one blast of snow winded down in the Rockies and moved into the Midwest on Friday, forecasters are monitoring second round of winter occurring to round out the weekend. However, the snow is likely to extend much farther south and east than just the Rockies.
"This storm will be taking a path much farther to the south than the snowstorm that just impacted the Midwest. As a result, places such as Dodge City, Kansas; Amarillo, Texas; and Oklahoma City are likely to be in the path of accumulating snowfall with this round," AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff said.
Although Dodge City and Amarillo have already received accumulating snow this season, only a trace has fallen thus far in Oklahoma City. This is not unusual in central Oklahoma, since the first accumulating snow in Oklahoma City falls on Dec. 13 on average. However, other areas of Oklahoma have already had a significant snowstorm.
"Some of these areas were hard hit with a significant snowstorm at the beginning of the month, which unleashed over a foot of snow in portions of northwestern Oklahoma," Duff stated.
Snow began in the Rockies on Saturday afternoon. Places such Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado, had snow for the second time in as many days. The snow will move along quickly, but several inches were observed.
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"Even though the upcoming storm will be moving along at a faster clip compared to the one in early December, there may still be a narrow corridor in the southern Plains that picks up 6 inches or more of snowfall," Duff noted.
People with holiday shopping plans were hopefully able to get out on Saturday when it was dry in Oklahoma, Kansas and northern Texas, as roadways are likely to be slippery and snow-covered during the day on Sunday.
The heaviest snow is expected to fall in the mountains, but enough snow to shovel and plow will extend outside of the mountains.
In parts of northwestern Oklahoma where the heaviest snow fell with the storm earlier in the month, the snow has not completely melted yet. This will add to any snow piles that are still around the area.
As the storm moves into the Southeast Sunday night, cold air will be lacking and mostly rain will fall. The exception to that may be in western North Carolina and points north up the Appalachian Mountains, where the air may be just cold enough for snow to fall in the higher elevations.
Rain will slide through the coastal mid-Atlantic late Sunday night into Monday, including in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia before the storm moves off the coast on Monday night. However, a narrow strip of accumulating snow will develop again in the interior mid-Atlantic and Northeast as the storm once again encounters more cold air. There will then be a much larger storm later in the week for the Northeast.
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