Breaking News: The National Weather Service has just issued a Blizzard Watch for our area!
It continues to look like our region will be impacted by a significant winter storm starting early Tuesday. There is still SIGNIFICANT uncertainty in regards to the track of the storm. This afternoon’s Euro run came in further east than where it has been the last few days, and this has significant impacts on snow totals. However, other model guidance continues to be west. As of now, the key takeaway is that we can expect a significant snow storm on Tuesday and possibly into early Wednesday. The minimum snow totals to be expected are in the 8-12″ range, with far higher a strong possibility. Based on the disagreement amongst guidance, it is possible we may not know the true totals to expect until early on Monday.
I will continue to post updates as more information comes out. The hope is that as we get the meso models into range they will help to resolve the questions of where the heaviest snow will occur and what totals we can expect.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service New York NY 338 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...Potential for a Major Winter Storm Monday night into Wednesday... CTZ007>012-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-120900- /O.NEW.KOKX.BZ.A.0001.170314T0400Z-170315T0400Z/ Northern Middlesex-Northern New London-Southern Fairfield- Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Southern New London- Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx- Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwestern Suffolk- Northeastern Suffolk-Southwestern Suffolk-Southeastern Suffolk- Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 338 PM EST Sat Mar 11 2017 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a Blizzard Watch, which is in effect from late Monday night through Tuesday evening. * Locations...New York City, Long Island, Southern Westchester, Southern Fairfield, Southern New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties. * Hazard Types...Snow, and strong and gusty winds. * Snow Accumulations...12 to 18 inches. * Timing...Late Monday night through Tuesday evening. * Impacts...Hazardous travel and potential for power outages due to moderate to heavy snow and gusty winds. * Winds...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * Temperatures...In the upper 20s. * Visibilities...One quarter mile or less at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Watch means there is a potential for falling and/or blowing snow with strong winds and extremely poor visibilities. This can lead to whiteout conditions and make travel very dangerous.