As a coastal front intensifies, freezing temperatures, cooler air and more snow are expected for CT up through ME until Tuesday evening, meteorologists said.
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Nathan Trimble of Providence, Rhode Island, was not looking forward to more shoveling.
John Baldacci declared a state of emergency as a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow, strong wind gusts and unsafe seas arrived on Valentine’s Day.
Snow amounts could change depending on the evolution and track of the storm, but we are feeling moderately confident with this snow projection… While it’s too far out to bring heavy snow, it is close enough to create a lot of wind, and that is the main forecast issue for Monday.
Starting from eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey, the winter storm will extend to central Maine.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged residents to prepare for the storm and has readied state agencies for its arrival.
There will still be snow bands rotating around the storm Monday morning.
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for almost all of Upstate today through Monday evening.
School closings across the region were expected Monday, but few announcements had been made by Sunday morning. Nothing but rain is expected along the corridor from Washington D.C.to New York City, with thunderstorms even a possibility.
The powerful snow storm that blew through MA has been declared a blizzard by the National Weather Service.
A blizzard watch is posted in some areas. “And the winter storm warning is definitely staying in place”.
Wind gusts could reach 60 to 65 miles per hour at times, specifically over coastal MA, the Cape and the Islands.
Erosion and overwash are likely along much of the ocean exposed MA east coast around the Monday early afternoon high tide.
Moderate to heavy snow stretched from Pennsylvania and upstate NY across New England with Niko. As for space savers, Walsh said that the 48-hour policy from Thursday’s storm emergency will be extended another 48 hours from the end of this snow emergency.
“It’s the complete opposite of past year in terms of snow”, said Rachael Wilkinson, director of marketing at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton, Maine.
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Numerous accidents were reported as drivers dealt with blowing and drifting snow and slippery streets.
