[metmom]

State of emergency declared in New York as major snowstorm approaches

http://www.syracuse.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/03/blizzard_warnings_issued_for_eastern_new_york_catskills.html

[mass55th]

Thanks for the ping. I cancelled my doctor’s appointment for tomorrow afternoon since that’s when the heaviest snowfall is supposed to start. They’re saying 7-14 inches tomorrow, then possibly another 6-8 inches on Wednesday. Lighter snowfall the rest of the week.

[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