PNA will be positive and MJO moves to phase 8. Multiple factors aligning for something big.
And some winters it just wants to snow. We've been seeing that so far this season. Yes no biggies yet but it's coming.
I genuinely think the pattern is pretty loaded for a large overrunning Miller A/B type storm in late Jan. And it's showing up in spurts across op runs.
With today's event the AI models had the best handle several days out so definitely keep an eye on what they show.
Really nice snows down to FL panhandle on models. The disconnect between the northern stream and the dead southern stream have made these unusual occurrences more plausible despite overall warming.
Temperatures could make a big difference with regards to accumulation. I'm at 29F now, I see the city at 35-36 which is not good.
Need 12z to hold or shift west otherwise 6z runs are more fluky than anything