Here we go again, another snowstorm for our area is on its way. As with the last storm, this one is proving difficult to forecast. This is due to the nature of the storm and the interaction between areas of energy coming up from the Southwest, diving down from Canada and a piece of energy over the Colorado area. How all of these various pieces interact will mean significant differences in the impacts to our region.
As of now, it looks like snow will overspread the area late Monday evening. and continue potentially past sunrise on Tuesday. However, there is great uncertainty in regards to the actual track of the coastal low that will bring snows to the area. Some models such as the RGEM and NAM take the low further west and closer to our area which means higher snowfall totals. While the UKIE and EURO are further out to sea and only bring light snow across the area. Right now my best guess is 0-3″ for Manhattan into Queens, 2-5″ for Nassau County, and 4-8″ for Suffolk. The general trend is the further east you go the greater the snowfall totals. Another factor in these totals will be the air temperatures, which will remain at our above freezing throughout most of the event. This likely will limit totals for some areas depending on snowfall rates. More to come later…
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