[SIERRA ALERT] MAJOR WINTER STORM: UP TO 8 FEET OF SNOW FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY - TRAVEL HIGHLY DISCOURAGED [SEVERE THREAT] FLORIDA/GEORGIA: SLIGHT RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES SUNDAY AFTERNOON - DAYTONA 500 UNDER RAIN WATCH [SOUTHERN PLAINS] TEXAS & OKLAHOMA: RECORD WARMTH PRECEDING COLD FRONT - FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ELEVATED FOR THE PANHANDLE REGION [SC NEWSROOM] SOUTH CAROLINA: WIDESPREAD BENEFICIAL RAIN (0.5" - 1.0") EXPECTED SUNDAY TO PROVIDE MINOR RELIEF TO EXTREME DROUGHT [POLAR VORTEX] NWS WARNING: MAJOR STRATOSPHERIC WARMING EVENT MAY TRIGGER POLAR VORTEX SPLIT BY FEB 15 - NEW ARCTIC OUTBREAK POSSIBLE IN LATE FEB [MID-ATLANTIC] NORTHERN STREAM MOISTURE TO BRING RAIN/SNOW MIX TO NY AND PA SUNDAY NIGHT - SLICK COMMUTES EXPECTED MONDAY

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