An arctic air mass settled over New York Metropolis and far of the nation Sunday night, bringing a deep freeze and the prospect of extra snow than the town has seen in three years.
Between 3 and 5 inches of snow was anticipated in 5 boroughs in a single day, in response to the Nationwide Climate Service. As much as 6 inches might fall in some areas, meteorologists stated.
“It remains very possible that any coastal area in the advisory sees locally up to 6 inches of snow,” NWS forecasters wrote. “This will also likely depend on how much initial mixing of rain occurs and the development of any heavy snow banding.”
The snow began falling Sunday afternoon, with a slight mixture of hail. As temperatures dropped, precipitation was anticipated to be all snow in a single day earlier than stopping round 1 a.m. Monday.
And whereas temperatures remained within the mid-to-low 30s Sunday afternoon, they had been anticipated to dip into the kids in a single day. By 7 a.m. Monday, the wind chill was predicted to be 9 levels.
“Any untreated roads and walkways will be icy and hazardous after the snow ends Sunday night,” the climate service warned.
Whereas 3-5 inches of snow was predicted for New York Metropolis, coastal Connecticut and Lengthy Island, areas additional inland had been anticipated to see 5 to 7 inches of snow. The Hudson Valley, North Jersey and southern Connecticut had been additionally anticipated to see colder temperatures.
In Hartford, temperatures had been anticipated to dip to 7 levels by Monday morning, with a wind chill of minus-3. In Andover Township, N.J., the wind chill was predicted to drop to minus-9.
“We urge New Yorkers to take this storm seriously and prepare for hazardous travel conditions,” New York Metropolis Emergency Administration Commissioner Zach Iscol stated Saturday. “If you must travel, use mass transit if possible, and allow for extra time.”
The final time at the least 5 inches of snow fell in Central Park was in January 2022. Within the intervening years, little or no snow has been recorded within the 5 boroughs.
New York will simply be certainly one of many areas throughout the nation coping with freezing chilly temperatures and precipitation all through the week. A large arctic air mass, brought on by a disruption within the polar vortex, might attain as far south as Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Nationwide Climate Service issued chilly climate advisories starting from Montana to the Florida Panhandle. In northern Minnesota, temperatures had been already tanking under minus-20 on Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, components of New England had been anticipated to see as much as 10 inches of snow from Sunday into Monday.
Initially Printed: January 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM EST
