Nor’easter: March snowstorm targets Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

The Weather Network ^ | March 10,2017 | Dalia Ibrahim

[metmom]

Friday, March 10, 2017, 5:55 - Parts of the Northeast are primed for significant snow threats through midweek next week as Canadian Arctic air spills south.

A clipper system is forecast to descend form the Canadian Prairies this weekend bringing light snow to the Upper Midwest.

As the low interacts with the sub-tropical moisture in the Southeast, it will begin to significantly intensify Monday and Tuesday.

Early models indicate areas north of Virginia could see the highest snowfall accumulations Monday through Wednesday, while areas farther south will see mostly rain.

“The threat of heavy snow greatly increases for Pennsylvania, New York, New England, or areas north of Virginia,” says Weather Network meteorologist Tyler Hamilton. “Early models show that some areas could see snow of up to a foot or more. This is something we’re going to have to watch over the next few days.”

[daniel1212]

WEATHER SERVICE DECIDED LAST MINUTE NOT TO CUT SNOW FORECAST AP ^ WASHINGTON (AP) -- Before the first snow fell, U.S. meteorologists realized there was a good chance the late-winter storm wasn't going to produce giant snow totals in big Northeast cities as predicted. But they didn't change their forecasts because they said they didn't want to confuse the public. National Weather Service meteorologists in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington held a conference call Monday afternoon about computer models that dramatically cut predicted snow amounts. They decided to keep the super snowy warnings. "Out of extreme caution we decided to stick with higher amounts," Greg Carbin, chief of forecast operations at

[metmom]

That’s weird.

They did get it right for us though.

How’d you make out?