00:00NOAA's New Winter Outlook says snow could show up in places that rarely see it.
00:04NPR reports the forecast points to a warmer and wetter winter across much of the continental U.S.
00:11Forecasters are watching what could be the strongest El Nino on record.
00:15NOAA says snow is possible in northern Texas, an area that rarely sees any.
00:20Higher snowfall is also possible in parts of Nevada, the southern Rockies and California's San Bernardino Mountains.
00:26The upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest are expected to get a smaller snowpack because of warmer temperatures.
00:32The Northeast could see warmer weather and above-average precipitation, with more nor'easters.
00:39NPR notes that during the strong El Nino of 2016, a Northeast blizzard dropped over 30 inches of snow.
00:46NOAA's Ken Graham says El Nino does not erase the risk of snow.
00:50Forecasters stress these are predictions, and El Nino only shifts the odds.
00:54Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
