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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

 

Table C3 or C8

Data type designator T2

There are TWO tables defined for this designator.

T1   = H

1. The WMO standard Table C3 as documented in Manual 386 PART II, Attachment II-5, and used for T1   = H, which is used in most parts of the world for defining these products.

T1   = H, Y, and Z

2. The U.S. National Practice Table C8 which is used to extend the definitions as defined in WMO manual 386 Table C3, and used for T1   = H, Y, and Z bulletins, used for most U.S. model products.