Some 50 million People are on alert for heavy snow within the northeastern United States on Tuesday, as a storm is forecast to hit the area within the morning hours earlier than exiting by the afternoon.
It is the primary time in two years that the Nationwide Climate Service has issued a winter storm warning for New York Metropolis.
Rain started altering to snow early Tuesday and far of New York Metropolis was already underneath snow by 5 a.m. ET. The freezing line hadn’t fairly made it to Philadelphia at the moment however was anticipated to quickly.
Since it is a moist snow falling into temperatures which are typically at or above freezing, the preliminary accumulation on the bottom will soften earlier than it begins to stay.
Snowfall charges are anticipated to be reasonable, from 1 to 2 inches per hour, with heavier bands blended in at occasions.
Winds are forecast to gust 20 to 40 miles per hour, blowing the snow and decreasing visibility. Nonetheless, because of the moist nature of the snow, blizzard-like circumstances had been typically not anticipated and will solely be short-lived in the event that they happen in any respect.
Coastal flooding was additionally anticipated to be a problem from Washington, D.C., to Delaware to New Jersey and Lengthy Island after which from Cape Cod to Boston and Portland.
-ABC Information’ Kenton Gewecke