New York, NY – Steel yourself for another blast of snow — the sixth winter storm of the season. A fast-moving but powerful Nor’easter that could bring between 5 and 10 inches in the city will move into the region Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
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As the storm intensifies Wednesday evening it will draw in colder air, changing any mixed precipitation over to snow. At this point, there is a winter storm warning in effect for the five boroughs, Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland and Westchester counties until 6 a.m. Thursday.
Snow will be heavy overnight with gusty winds into Thursday morning before tapering to lighter snow showers for the morning commute. North winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are expected across New York City and northeast New Jersey tonight, when winds will be highest. Long Island, particularly the eastern end, will experience the highest winds, with speeds ranging between 15 and 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
By the time it’s all said and done we’ll be digging out from another 5″-10″ inches of snow, with the greatest amounts north and east of the city. By Thursday morning, the winter weather will have moved out, leaving a messy commute in its wake.
New Yorkers could have some slushy snow on the ground for the Wednesday evening commute. It will likely just be wet in the city, coastal areas and nearby New Jersey.
After the evening commute and through the overnight into early Thursday morning, snow will take over all areas, even working its way to the coast. Accumulation rates will increase quickly between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. with several inches of a heavy wet snow possible, making for a potentially troublesome Thursday morning commute.
As with any winter storm, any deviation from the forecast track could have major implications for precipitation type and amount.
Meanwhile, New Jersey’s Emergency Operations Center has opened and additional state troopers have been deployed to respond to the winter storm.
The National Weather Service has issued at winter storm warning for Passaic, Bergen, Union, Essex, Monmouth, Ocean, Morris, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Morris, Cumberland, Atlantic, Burlington, Salem, Gloucester and Camden counties.
A winter storm warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. The National Weather Service urges drivers to only travel in the event of an emergency, and if you must travel, bring supplies — a flashflight, food and water — in your car in case of problems.
Forecasters say the mixed precipitation will change to snow in the evening. Accumulations of 4 to 8 inches are possible before the storm ends Thursday.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for Cape May, Atlantic, Sussex and Warren counties. Accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are possible in southern New Jersey.
here we go again!
Where is that fraud little Al Gore with his his global warming garbage.
Isn’t snow beautiful? Besides shoveling is probably the only exercise I get over the winter.
Oh! I can’t wait for summer to come!!!
I hear that it will be in the high 70’s in Los Angeles today and for the rest of the winter, as usual.
It’s so sad that we have to live like polar bears in NY.