New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. The National Weather Service forecasted Phoenix would have highs of 89 on Tuesday and 92 on Wednesday, above the previous records of 84 and 88 degrees, respectively.
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Be prepared to thaw out this week. Later Monday afternoon, the snow will begin to change over to sleet and freezing rain before becoming all rain during the evening hours.
By Tuesday, when temperatures increase, Sullivan said the rain and some runoff could cause flooding in some areas.
By 5 a.m. ET, a blanket of winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories were in effect from Kentucky to New England.
The majority of the wintry mix this evening will be freezing rain with some sleet mixed in. “They’ve got to fix the leak before they could return”.
Areas to watch: A broad area of light to moderate snow will fall from the Upper Midwest into the Lower Ohio Valley.
Forecasts call for a tenth to a quarter of inch of ice at the most. It will be mild in the 40s on Saturday, however, with more sunshine on Sunday, we could see a few areas hit 50 degrees!
The National Weather Service says expect big weather changes this week, mostly brought on by a south-moving low-pressure system. Separate tractor-trailer crashes within miles of one another shut down a major upstate NY artery, the Thruway, in both directions for a time early Tuesday just northwest of Albany.
NEW YORK (AP) – Residents along the eastern USA, freed from bitter, unsafe cold temperatures on Valentine’s Day, couldn’t even pause to take a slightly warmer breath before the next winter weather hurdle showed up. As the mercury rises, the snow is expected to turn into sleet and rain.
Keep your shovel at the ready: The climb out of the deep freeze will come with a mix of snow and freezing rain overnight. South Jersey was expected to see little if any accumulations, while the most snow was expected in northern areas.
In several Northeastern cities – including New York, Boston and Hartford, Connecticut – temperatures had dipped Sunday below zero, falling to minus 40 on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Rain will taper Tuesday evening.
Gusty winds later Friday into Friday night could reach advisory levels.
While the Northeast endures bitter cold, snow and icy rain, some Western states are coping with record warmth.
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“Our crews will work around the clock through the storm and if it’s snowing harder, is icy or they’re caught in traffic with other motorists, it will take longer for routes to be completed”, PennDOT Sec.
