A winter storm is poised to convey heavy snow and ice to the Northeast Friday into early Saturday, with greater than 23 million individuals underneath winter storm warnings — together with New York City, which might see its greatest snowfall since 2022.
The warnings are in impact for an space from New York City northeast into Connecticut, east to Long Island, and southwest into northern New Jersey. Interior parts of New York, together with the Hudson Valley and Binghamton, are additionally in the warning space.
A winter climate advisory is in impact for Philadelphia, the place the fast-moving storm will convey a wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain Friday.
The New York City and Philadelphia metros might see snow and sleet by Friday afternoon that can proceed in a single day. The wintry climate will doubtless snarl air and highway journey following the Christmas vacation. Snow totals in the Tri-State space may very well be between 5 to 9 inches, with heavy snow possible at occasions Friday night, based on the National Weather Service.
Exact totals are nonetheless unsure since it would rely upon the place any heavier bands of snow develop in relation to the Big Apple, however some spots north and west of town might decide up greater than 8 inches of snow. Also, if sleet mixes in with the snow in New York City it might reduce accumulations there.
The final time New York City noticed a snowstorm of at the very least 4 inches was January 7, 2022. That snow-starved streak might finish by Saturday because the storm strikes out of the area through the morning.
Philadelphia is anticipated to see a heavy mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain, with the potential for 1 to three inches of snow and sleet accumulation. How a lot snow versus sleet, freezing rain and rain the metro space will see is dependent upon precisely the place chilly air meets the storm’s moisture.
An ice storm warning for ice accumulations of 0.2 – 0.3 inches, which is sufficient to trigger harm to timber and energy strains, is in impact in western Pennsylvania, simply east of Pittsburgh and west of Altoona, by way of Saturday morning. “Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible,” the NWS said.
Farther south, Washington, DC, will see primarily rain from this storm system, though some sleet and freezing rain is anticipated in northern areas of Maryland.