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Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Wintry Mix from the Plains through the Ohio Valley

A storm system will bring a number impacts to the central and eastern US. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in the Gulf Coast and Deep South. Further north, a wintry mix may produce a glaze of ice from the Ozarks/Mid-South east through the Ohio Valley. Accumulating snow is expected from the central Plains east into the Upper Ohio Valley/Lower Great Lakes. Read More >

Choose from the AIRMET types and regions below, or go to the Graphical AIRMET page at AWC.

 

IFR US Turbulence US Icing US Freezing Level US
IFR PacNW Turbulence PacNW Icing PacNW Freezing Level PacNW

 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Mountain Obscuration - AIRMET SIERRA (12-hour period)
  • Ceilings less than 1000 feet and/or visibility less than 3 miles affecting over 50% of the area at one time.
  • Extensive mountain obscuration
Turbulence - AIRMET TANGO (12-hour period)
  • Moderate Turbulence HIGH level (>FL180)
  • Moderate Turbulence LOW level (sfc-FL180)
  • Low Level Wind Shear (LLWS) below 2000 feet AGL
  • Sustained surface winds of 30 knots or more at the surface
Icing - AIRMET ZULU (12-hour period)
  • Moderate Icing
  • Lowest Freezing Levels
  • Multiple Freezing Levels

 

 Please note that SIGMETs are included in the separate, lower-right graphic above. 

 




 

9-Hour (Smear) AIRMETs for Turbulence, Icing, IFR, Mountain Obscuration