A winter storm is anticipated to maneuver by the Northeast beginning on Monday and lasting into Tuesday, bringing as much as a foot of snow in some areas stretching from central Pennsylvania to the Catskills and Hudson Valley in New York, forecasters mentioned.
As of Saturday, the storm was over the Southern Plains within the southwestern United States, however over the subsequent couple of days it is going to work its means east after which northeast.
The heaviest snow is anticipated from northern Pennsylvania, far northwestern New Jersey and southern New York into inside southern New England, the place domestically a foot or extra of snow may fall, mentioned Invoice Deger, a senior meteorologist for AccuWeather.
In these areas, snowfall charges may exceed an inch an hour for a time, he mentioned.
The heaviest snowfalls will most probably be north of New York Metropolis, mentioned Frank Pereira, a meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service Climate Prediction Heart.
Forecasts on Saturday known as for as much as a foot of snow from central Pennsylvania by the Catskills and Hudson Valley in New York after which throughout parts of southern New England, Connecticut and Massachusetts and thru the metropolitan Boston space.
The precipitation is anticipated to begin as rain on Monday night time in New York Metropolis after which flip to snow late on Tuesday morning, mentioned David Stark, a meteorologist for the Climate Service workplace in New York. He mentioned he didn’t count on excessive snow totals however added that it was too early to inform.
The rain-to-snow combine could be harmful for drivers, Mr. Deger mentioned.
“Rain falling before snow makes it very difficult for municipalities to prepare roads for the wintry weather,” he famous, “as any pretreatment can be washed away before temperatures fall below freezing and snow starts to accumulate.”
Drivers ought to anticipate a tough commute on Tuesday in jap Pennsylvania by the New York Metropolis space and into the Hudson Valley and southern New England, the place visibility may very well be lowered by domestically heavy snow, Mr. Deger mentioned.
In the course of the excessive tide on Tuesday within the early afternoon, “there might be pockets of minor, maybe even moderate, coastal flooding along the East Coast,” mentioned Rob Megnia, a meteorologist for the Climate Service workplace in Boston. “People should be aware of that even if they’re not expecting a lot of snow.”
Mr. Pereira of the Climate Prediction Heart mentioned the storm can be “fairly fast-moving.”
“As we get into Tuesday evening into the overnight, the system is going to be out into the open Atlantic waters,” he mentioned, including that the storm ought to be over by Wednesday morning.
