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Biggest Storm This Winter To Bring Snow, Wintry Mix And Wind

... Snow projections for Philadelphia from one model gave us a mere 2”, while another one was up to 24”! Yes, at the same time. With the same atmosphere. Wonder why winter storm forecasting is hard on the East Coast. TODAY’S MODELS. Here are three models from Sunday that are valid at 8 a.m. Tuesday. These models disagreed a good bit 24 hours earlier, but are very similar now. All three have a strong LOW along or just off the mid-Atlantic coast. The NAM, GFS, and Canadian all show major winter storms affecting our area, with a lot of rain near the coast and a lot of snow well inland. The dark blue represents the heaviest snow, which would fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour (or even more for the darkest blue). This is likely the peak of the storm-the heaviest snow inland, heaviest sleet and rain near the coast, and the strongest winds at the coast. Unfortunately, this is close to the time of high tide in South Jersey. Very heavy rain along with 60 mph gusts, and high tide add up to possible significant flooding at the Jersey Shore. The one thing preventing many 20”+ snows ...

New Yorkers Stockpile Supplies As Massive Snowstorm Looms

... shopper, Desiree Tindall, wasn’t taking any chances. “You don’t want to take the chance. you want to prepare yourself — flashlights, I have buckets, batteries, extra waters, every thing you think about it,” said Tindall, 40, a social worker. Some city dwellers worried they wouldn’t be able to get takeout. “Do you know what is worse than 18 inches of snow? No food delivery,” grad student Jen Marcus, 24, said while loading up on groceries at a Morton Williams in Greenwich Village. New York City has seen 19.4 inches of snowfall so far this year — a bit more than the 18.3 inches that would be normal for this time, according to Accu Weather. The average New York City snowfall through the end of March is 20.2 inches, so the 12 to 18 inches expected this week would put the Big Apple above average. Gov. Cuomo ordered the state’s Emergency ...

18 Inches Of Snow Possible

... on Central Park. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard watch Sunday for coastal regions including New York City and surrounding areas of Long Island, Westchester County and Connecticut. A winter storm watch was in effect for a larger area of the Northeast: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England. In New York City, forecasters said the first snow is expected late Monday or just after midnight Tuesday, with up to 4 inches falling by dawn. Heavy snow the rest of the day could pile 10 to 14 inches more of white stuff, with sustained winds of about 30 mph and wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "This would certainly be the biggest snowstorm of the 2017 winter season in New York City," said Faye Barthold, a weather service meteorologist based on Long Island. On Long Island, a snowfall of 12 to 18 inches was forecast along with equally strong winds and visibility of a quarter mile or less. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that the New York State Emergency Operations Center will be activated Monday evening, with stockpiles of sandbags, generators and pumps at the ready, as well as snow-removal vehicles and salt spreaders. The New York City Department of ...

Sunday Evening Models Remain Very Snowy For Monday Night Storm, But Introduce More Wintry Mix

... will occur for a few hours over the area. Lower temperatures at this time will allow ratios above 10:1. This wrap around band looks to cross the Balt-Wash metro area during the Tuesday AM commute, roughly 6 am to 10 am. This could be the heaviest snow of the event for areas along/east of I-95. A lot of big storms in this area settle somewhere into the 11:1 ratio, or 11 inches of snow for one inch of rain. Given that temperatures are expected to be extra marginal, primarily since it’s March, ratios as low as 6 or 8 inches of snow to 1 inch of rain seem possible for a portion of the event in places like downtown D. C. March snow accumulation tends to like elevation, and big snowstorms are not as huge in the city as other times of the winter. With low-ratio snow comes weight. Add in weight from buds, flowers, and leaves on some trees — power outages and tree damage could certainly be a concern. 11:10 p.m. update: Timing is always a big question. The winter storm warnings go live at 7 p.m. tomorrow, so that’s never a bad target to be indoors and watching movies by. But as far as when onset itself goes, for now the 8 p.m. to midnight period seems about best, from south to north. ...

Snowstorm Moves Into Central Iowa Overnight; See Snow Totals

... usual. There will also be gusting winds, which will reduce visibility. SNOW TOTALS. Areas south of Des Moines likely won’t see any snow coming from this system, but portions of northwestern Iowa, central Iowa and southeastern Iowa could receive as much as 1-2 inches of snow. North of Highway 20, Iowans can expect 6-8 inches or more of heavy/wet snowfall by Monday evening. Snow in the evening will give way to lingering snow showers overnight. Lows will hover around the lower 30 s with winds at 10-15 mph. The snow will move out Monday afternoon, and highs will remain in the lower 30 s. It will be breezy with winds blowing around 20-30 mph and cold. Lows will be in the upper teens. The middle of the week will be sunny and cold, but temperatures will warm up to the upper 40 s and lower 50 s by Thursday and Friday. WEBVTT they wake up for work tomorrow. Snow continues to spreadeastward across northern Iowa early this evening. Many roadsacross northwest and northcentral Iowa are being reporteas snow covered and visibilitiesare dropping down to under amile in some of the heaviesnow. The snow will gradually spread southward tonight as low pressure ...

Biggest Snow Storm Of The Year To Hit East, Me

... Pa, we're looking at a foot or more of snow being a possibility. That's interesting because it's hard to get a big snow here. Here's Accu Weather's official forecast map, as of Sunday evening. And this is from the National Weather Service. This may end up kind of like the Blizzard of 2016 , or the Blizzard of 2010 , but further north and east. That's the last big storm the East Coast had. This could get really interesting; the NESIS snow page says the Northeast hasn't had a "Crippling" or "Extreme" snow storm outside of 2016. Before that, you go back to 2003 or 2005 (which was a New England storm). Here are some stats for other major cities in the path of the storm. Baltimore, MD. Top 1-Day Snow: 26.6 (1994). Since 2000: 14.0" (2003). Top 10 > 15.1". As I said, it's hard to get big snows here in Central Pa. We're often too far west for nor'easters, and too far east for lake-effect snow. In fact in State College, ...

Major Snow Storm For Tuesday

... for 18″ or more in northern Rhode Island and northern Bristol County, MA.  Climatology tells us that a storm track like this one brings the heaviest of the snow almost always to the areas in white below.  In addition, it will be colder in this area, so the snow will be fluffier.  Liquid precipitation amounts could be between 1.0″ and 1.25″ in the area in white.  Typically, you can multiply the liquid precip by 10 which gives 10″ to 12.5″ of snow.   Again, this will be a fluffier snow, so we would need to multiply by 15 or 20 which could drive snow totals to 20″+.   We’re not saying this will happen, but something we’ll be monitoring. Expect strong winds to develop through Tuesday morning, gusting in excess of 60 mph on Block Island and the Cape/Islands.  On the mainland of Rhode Island, gusts to 55 mph are possible.  Wind damage is possible, and with a heavier snow near the coast, power outages will also be a concern.  The wind/snow combo will create poor visibility with white out conditions, at times. — Deever (@Deever 2000) March 12, 2017. ANSWER:  A little “Inside Baseball…err Weather” now.  The NAM model is a mesoscale ...