Blizzard to Bring NYC to a Standstill Tuesday < click
BLIZZARD WARNING, and we do not see that very often. The skies already have a thin high overcast. That is often seen well in advance of a major storm, and the winds are beginning to stir this afternoon. Despite the veiled sunshine there is a chill that can be felt. The snows will begin after midnight and will continue almost without interruption for the next 48 hours. The snow will fall at first at only 1/4" per hour but by tomorrow afternoon it will approach 1 " per hour. Snow and blowing snow will reduce visibility and make driving hazardous from tomorrow afternoon to well into Tuesday. The snow will taper off later Tuesday but will not stop until very early Wednesday. We should see between 1 and 2 feet of snow , with wind and low temperatures. A powerful jet steam disturbance is already causing radar echoes in the center of the country. This disturbance came out of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. A low pressure center will form on the coast near the Delmarva Peninsula and when it combines with the jet steam disturbance, there will be explosive growth of snowfall. Exactly where the storm will dump the greatest snows is not possible to predict with accuracy. We will be lucky to get only a foot of snow from this one. As of Sunday afternoon, the NWS is forecasting 24" to 36" of snow. Remarkable. The highest amounts that I can ever recall.
It has begun snowing in Western PA already.
BLIZZARD WARNING, and we do not see that very often. The skies already have a thin high overcast. That is often seen well in advance of a major storm, and the winds are beginning to stir this afternoon. Despite the veiled sunshine there is a chill that can be felt. The snows will begin after midnight and will continue almost without interruption for the next 48 hours. The snow will fall at first at only 1/4" per hour but by tomorrow afternoon it will approach 1 " per hour. Snow and blowing snow will reduce visibility and make driving hazardous from tomorrow afternoon to well into Tuesday. The snow will taper off later Tuesday but will not stop until very early Wednesday. We should see between 1 and 2 feet of snow , with wind and low temperatures. A powerful jet steam disturbance is already causing radar echoes in the center of the country. This disturbance came out of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. A low pressure center will form on the coast near the Delmarva Peninsula and when it combines with the jet steam disturbance, there will be explosive growth of snowfall. Exactly where the storm will dump the greatest snows is not possible to predict with accuracy. We will be lucky to get only a foot of snow from this one. As of Sunday afternoon, the NWS is forecasting 24" to 36" of snow. Remarkable. The highest amounts that I can ever recall.
It has begun snowing in Western PA already.
