Rain, Snow, And Ice For The Eastern U.S. – National Weather Outlook For January 6, 2024

by | Jan 6, 2024 | Weather

National Weather Forecast

An impactful system will be moving from the Southeast toward the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, with widespread rain, ice, and snow potential. Some storms across Florida could be severe. Meanwhile, we’ll track a system in the western United States with rain and snow, and a system in the Upper Midwest with snowfall potential.

We’ll be tracking numerous areas of snowfall through the weekend – a map that looks a lot more active than we’ve seen recently! Several feet of snow could impact some of the mountains out west, including the Cascades and Sierra. Meanwhile, up to around a foot of snow will be possible in parts of the interior Northeast. Rainfall-wise, at least 1-2” could impact parts of the Gulf Coast and into coastal areas of the Northeast that don’t see snowfall.

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Minnesota mental health professionals say climate concerns driving patients to depression

More from Minnesota Reformer: “More than half of Minnesota’s mental health professionals report seeing anxiety, depression and chronic psychological distress related to climate concerns among their patients, according to a study by researchers at the University of Minnesota. Most concerning, more than one-fifth of the surveyed mental health professionals reported “sometimes” or “often” observing signs of suicidal ideation or attempts linked to climate anxiety. “I work mainly with adolescents — who often express a sense of hopelessness about their future due to the overwhelming and seemingly ‘unfixable’ climate crisis,” one professional said. The 2022 survey was conducted among 517 active and licensed mental health professionals in the state, including social workers, family counselors, psychologists and other therapists. The sample, while not representative of every mental health professional in the state, included a mix of respondents who worked with children and adults, in inpatient and outpatient settings, and in rural, suburban, urban and tribal areas.”

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