caudio51
BoM Nov '05; Mar '06
Looks like I'm not going anywhere tonight...
From out of the Southeast, a strengthening weekend East Coast storm will track to just east of Delaware by late this evening and then south of Nova Scotia by late Sunday evening. The last foot-plus snowstorm covering the corridor from Philadelphia to Boston occurred back on January 22nd and 23rd, 2005. For Baltimore, Atlantic City and Washington, the last foot-plus snowstorm was the infamous Presidents' Weekend Storm of February 16th and 17th, 2003. What is the timetable for this evolving snow blitz? Snow has already made its way into West Virginia and Virginia this morning with rain in eastern Virginia. Snow will begin to whiten the ground in Washington and Baltimore this afternoon. By late afternoon and early evening, snow will expand into southern Pennsylvania and south Jersey, including Philadelphia. Snow will begin to coat and accumulate over New York City by late Saturday evening. Heavy snow will hit much of the Mid-Atlantic from West Virginia through D.C., Philly, Trenton and New York City, and eastward to the Delmarva and Jersey Coasts and Long Island. Snowfall in this zone could be in the 8-to-12-inch range with some amounts over 1 foot, especially along the Jersey Coast and across Long Island. Snow accumulations from the Laurel Mountains to the Pocono and Catskill Mountains to Albany and westward should be light. By Sunday morning, the snow will be coming to an end south of New York City as the Mid-Atlantic quiets down. Gusty northerly winds over New Jersey will diminish by Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, as the storm churns northeastward, heavy and increasingly wind-driven snow will spread across most of southern New England early Sunday, reaching Portsmouth, N.H., by dawn and Portland, Maine, shortly thereafter. Down East Maine will quickly join in on the heavy snow during the remainder of Sunday morning. From New York City to Hartford to coastal New Hampshire and coastal Maine, 8 to 12 inches of snow is possible. Rhode Island, Boston and southeast Massachusetts may be the big New England winners with snow accumulations of over a foot. Strong northeasterly to northerly winds will buffet New York City later tonight into Sunday and both southern and eastern New England during the day Sunday. Blizzard conditions are possible. By early Monday, the storm will move away through the Canadian Maritimes, ending the snow even in New England. The winds will quickly diminish as well.