Dangerous work...leave it to the professionals.
Posted on 02/06/2013 1:23:57 PM PST by TSgt
Two storms will merge quickly enough to bring colder air, heavy snow and increasing wind to New England. Some areas will be hit with an all-out blizzard and a couple of feet of snow.
The worst of the storm will hit late Friday and Friday night and will wind down Saturday morning. However, lingering effects from blowing and drifting snow, blocked roads and other travel delays are likely to linger into much of the weekend.
Numerous flight delays and cancellations are possible centered on New England, but these problems will be felt elsewhere across the nation.
Strong winds will not only cause white-out conditions but can result in massive drifts.
At the height of the storm, snow can fall at the rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour and may be accompanied by thunder and lightning.
A person traveling northeastward from New York City Friday evening along I-95 would encounter progressively worse and potentially dangerous weather conditions.
With such snowfall intensity, vehicles can become stuck and people can become stranded.
The hardest-hit areas are likely to include Hartford and Providence to Boston, Worcester, Concord, Portsmouth and Portland.
Coastal flooding is another concern with this storm along the coast of eastern Massachusetts. The period of strong northeast winds will be occurring within a couple of days of the new moon and high astronomical tides.
Warm air will play a major role in the storm from New York City, Long Island and central New Jersey on south and west in the mid-Atlantic, resulting in rain during part or all of the storm, depending on location.
Only if the two storms sync up completely would heavy snow wrap around into New York City for an extended period, bringing a foot of the white stuff. Even so, without complete phasing of the storms, New York City and Long Island will get significant snow.
A separate story on the storm's role in New York City and the mid-Atlantic is now available on AccuWeather.com.
Meanwhile, a fresh injection of arctic air will fuel the blizzard over New England. The colder air will cause rain to change to snow on Cape Cod and along the South Coast, as well as cause wet snow to become more dry and powdery with time, making it subject to blowing and drifting in central and southern areas.
In northernmost New England from northern Maine to along the Canada border of New Hampshire, Vermont and northern upstate New New York, too much dry air feeding in from the north may limit snowfall or cut off the storm completely.
Snow from the Alberta Clipper part of the storm will still deliver enough snow to shovel and plow over much of upstate New York.
58? Cold?
Could you send some of THAT up as well?
That won’t stop some people from wishing widespread death and destruction on you.
LOL, considering its' been in the 70s for the last couple of weeks, yes it's cold.
Had to run to *Wally World* just a while ago, to pick up some cokes wife forgot earlier, shirt soaking wet, yep, cold enough for me :)
Yup. Always freaked me out seeing pictures of some houses in upstate New York (historic photos, maybe not so much anymore) with a door on the 2nd floor, no stairs, and snowshoes just outside the door.
Lake effect, blizzards, Cuomos...tough being an upstate New Yorker.
“That won’t stop some people from wishing widespread death and destruction on you.”
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You betcha ! :-)
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I’ve noticed that 50 in the fall is a lot harder to take than 50 in the spring.
It takes months to acclimate to the cold in the fall, and stepping out the door to acclimate to the warmth in the spring.
Yeah. Neither is desirable.
Thing is, NYS has SOOOO much going for it in a lot of ways. It’s an incredibly beautiful state and we have such great agriculture, in spite of a growing season that really could be longer.
Dangerous work...leave it to the professionals.
Did you hear "Biff Buffington" at the beginning of Howie Carr's show today? Biff is certain we're going to get 17 feet of snow... ;-)
LOL!
At around 5:00 I heard Biff saying we were doomed, doomed, I tell you. Not 17 feet, but 24!
At around 5:00 I heard Biff saying we were doomed, doomed, I tell you. Not 17 feet, but 24!
Roche Brothers is gonna look like Buenos Aires.
Roche Brothers is gonna look like Buenos Aires.
Bush’s fault or is that Reagan’s fault it’s hard to remember.
“Let the Yankees freeze....... in the dark”
Eh great, we have a blizzard warning (haven’t seen one of those in a long time) and FReepers hoping I freeze to death.
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