According to the National Weather Service as of 8:30 p.m. Most of the snow expected to fall Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
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– The weather service says there is some good news from this late season snowstorm. “Be aware of the possibility of downed tree branches and wires”. Flood advisories are also in effect.
The National Weather Service upgraded a winter storm “watch” to a winter storm “warning” in areas north of Boston and west of the I-95 corridor. While a far cry from the 90-mph gusts recorded over the weekend, the strong winds could impede efforts to restore power in the region. In Pennsylvania, over 50,000 were still without power Wednesday afternoon.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning into Thursday morning from the Philadelphia area through most of New England.
“Heavy snow intensities are expected, but not heavy wet snow!” the weather service said.
Around a foot of snowfall is predicted for much of the coast.
The storm dumped snow at a rate of 2 or 3 inches an hour, with some places in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the New York City area getting up to 10 inches by midafternoon.
Forecasters are confident that counties along the eastern edge of New York state will get heavy snow Wednesday from the second nor’easter in a week, but the picture is not as clear for Central New York.
“The bands will gradually become heavier and steadier and then the insane snow will come to and end”, said Nick Sharr a meteorologist with WeatherWorks, a Hackettstown-based private weather forecasting company. Areas that may see heavy snowfall include Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston, USA Today reported.
However, as of 3:42 p.m. Eastern, the NWS was predicting possibly four to eight inches of heavy snow in New Jersey, southern CT, and southeast NY, from midnight through 4 a.m. Thursday.
“Thundersnow”, as the phenomenon is known, is snow paired with lightning and resulting thunder. It will produce periods of heavy precipitation.
Several cities and towns have instituted parking bans. 4 PM-10 PM looks like the brunt of the storm, with heavy snow and rain falling across the CT. While usually winds of this magnitude don’t usually cause power outages, they might be an issue from the combination of wet snow and gusty winds. Worcester could see 12 to 18 inches. There will be cloud cover throughout ME through the weekend, but temperatures will range from the mid-30s to low 40s Fahrenheit from north to south.
Wednesday night through Thursday morning is when the storm cranks the hardest.
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That doesn’t mean we won’t get snow. If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Although classes are canceled, residential halls will still open on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
