Record breaking snow in TX is winding down, but the heavy rain in the South is ramping up.

10.6” of snow fell on Midland TX yesterday, breaking the daily record. 19.5” of snow has fallen so far this season, shattering the old record from 1946-47 by more than half a foot! As they dig out today, the air is modifying along the TX coast and the energy is inching eastward. The storm itself is a slow mover, so the main threat will be the development of super cell thunderstorms out of the Gulf and headed north into Mississippi and Alabama. Some wind shear will be in place allowing for them to start to rotate, bringing in a tornado threat for them this afternoon.

Heavy rain will creep up into the Mid Atlantic states and Tennessee Valley too, so delays at the ATL airport will be a problem as well. I’ll have the radar for you on Morning Express, and It looks rough.

Once you get away from the SW/S storm, it’s as quiet as the Jay-Z/Beyonce hospital wing. A clipper is ripping through Ontario, so the wind will start to gust from 10-25 mph today in the NE and DC area. Another round of rain is headed out of the Pacific NW region and into the Northern Rockies. Winter weather advisories are up in Idaho and Montana. 3-5” of snow there.

HLN meteorologist Bob Van Dillen is on twitter too: @BobVanDillen.