The East Coast is bracing for a northeastern blizzard with blizzards as eight to eight inches of snow looms over major cities – and THREE more storms are on the way
The East Coast may finally get a snowy winter, while the Northeast is bracing for snowstorms this weekend through mid-January.
While many are expecting mild snow, the National Weather Service has forecast snow, sleet and freezing rain Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
Parts of southern Connecticut, northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York are forecast to receive four to eight inches of snow between 4 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday.
Heavy sleet and flooding are forecast beginning Saturday evening in the boroughs of Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and southern Queens.
The National Weather Service has advised New Yorkers not to drive through these regions.
While many are expecting mild snow, the National Weather Service has forecast snow, sleet and freezing rain Saturday afternoon through Sunday
Heavy sleet and flooding are forecast in Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and southern Queens starting Saturday evening
Connecticut, southern Fairfield, southern New Haven, southern Westchester, northwest Suffolk and northern Nassau counties can expect widespread minor and shallow flooding beginning at 4 a.m. Sunday.
Our southern counties, including Washington, Greene, Monongalia and lower Fayette, will see a mix of rain with a chance of freezing rain and sleet.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts are expected to see the heaviest snowfall from the winter storm system starting Saturday evening, between 6 and 12 inches in some areas.
Parts of south-central and southwestern Maine and central, northern and southern New Hampshire are also expected to get 24 to 30 inches of snow over 24 hours beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts are expected to see the heaviest snowfall of the winter storm system starting Saturday evening, between 6 and 12 inches in some areas
The Weather Service also said Boston and Providence could see “heavy snowfall” this weekend.
“The latest trends suggest that heavy snow may also occur in the Boston to Providence corridor and possibly southeastern MA,” the National Weather Service's Norton office said. wrote on X.
Forecasts call for heavy snowfall of 8 to 12 inches across most of Massachusetts — from the Berkshires to eastern Lawrence and Waltham.
The NWS agency in Vermont said on
Heavier snow storms are also expected during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and Friday.
Parts of south-central and southwestern Maine and central, northern and southern New Hampshire are also expected to get 24 to 30 inches of snow over 24 hours starting at 7 p.m. today
Forecasts call for heavy snowfall of 8 to 12 inches across most of Massachusetts — from the Berkshires to Lawrence and Waltham.
Bob Van Dillen, a Fox Weather meteorologist who worked for Central New York television stations in the late 1990s, said: 'You have four to keep an eye on for the next ten days.
“You have a new year and a new set of thunderstorms.
'You get a shot at the weekend and then an uppercut on Tuesday. Whatever snow you get in the first storm will melt, and then you can add another 1 to 2 inches of rain.
“I'm also concerned about power outages during that second storm. You are talking about wind speeds of up to 60 km/h or sometimes even almost 80 km/h.'
Although the forecaster has predicted that Friday's storm will be mild, narrow and short-lived compared to the previous two.
The final snowstorm is expected to arrive late next weekend or early the week of January 15.
“Looking at the long-range forecasts, there is another storm coming from the south, but this one looks like it could be rain or snow,” Van Dillen said. “That's a good 10 to 12 days out. We don't have to worry about that yet.'