Either way, expect snow covered roads, sidewalks, bridges and other untreated surfaces on your way out early Tuesday.
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Overall, the weather could have less of an impact than a typical Monday because schools and many workplaces are closed for the Presidents Day holiday.
The worst of the conditions should fall between Monday evening and very early Tuesday morning.
The snow is falling and more snow and ice is on the way.
Temperatures are warming in most of North Carolina, but problems including power outages lingered after the snow, sleet and freezing rain.
Heavy rain and gusting winds will sweep through the Lehigh Valley today, melting the snow and ice that fell Monday and increasing the chance of localized flooding, warns the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the state. A high wind watch is in effect for the state’s coastal areas from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening. Snow should have no problem sticking to the ground because of the recent cold weather. That was expected to rise to 33 degrees Monday night, when snow is expected to give way to a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain by 9 p.m. before turning to all rain by midnight.
Not only will the amounts of wintry precipitation vary dramatically over short distances, but the precipitation type will also vary. Wednesday’s high is expected to reach the lower 40s, Thursday’s high will hit the mid 30s, Friday’s high should be in the lower 40s and weekend highs will likely hover in the 50s, he said. One of the apparent twisters swept through the rural town of Century, in the northwest corner of Florida’s Panhandle, late Monday afternoon, destroying or significantly damaging about 10 homes, said Escambia County spokeswoman Joy Tsubooka.
While the Northeast endures bitter cold, snow and icy rain, some Western states are coping with record warmth.
Officials in Florida and MS were investigating reports of at least three possible tornadoes.
The American Red Cross reported a busy overnight, responding to five fires across the state, helping those impacted by providing assistance to meet each family’s immediate needs.
In the West, Arizona and California were baking in the heat: It was 89 in downtown Los Angeles, breaking 1977’s record of 88.
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The high Tuesday will be around 55 degrees in Springfield and Worcester, 57 in Boston, 50 in Pittsfield.
