Three storms are affecting the Lower 48 this morning, but so far none of them has proven to be tough. But like a wife at 5pm on Valentine's Day that still hasn't received flowers, the atmosphere will soon change for the worse.

The first is a low pressure center moving away from the northeast Coast. The clouds are slow to erode behind this, so I think we'll catch a few problems at the New York City metro airports due to visibility issues. Light rain and snow is falling up in north New England out of this as well.

The second is a potent shot of energy riding into Oklahoma and Texas. Light rain is spreading into the Mid Mississippi Valley this morning, and as the moisture returns off the gulf and a cold front nears Central Texas the storms will start to pop this afternoon. The bulls eye for strong to severe storms should be the Gulf Coast from Houston to Mobile this afternoon. Isolated tornadoes are possible here as well as damaging wind gusts.

The 3rd is a storm over Central Nevada that is cranking out the snow. Some warnings are up for another 6" of the stuff, and that is nosing into Utah too. I'll have all that on the big show. Later!

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