What to Know
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Once you’re done packing packing up all those Thanksgiving leftovers, you might want to unpack the snow shovel and salt
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Storm Team 4 is tracking a wintry storm that has the potential to drop as much as 18 inches of snow in some parts of the tri-state
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The Hudson Valley may see 8 inches, while New York City can expect between 3 and 5 inches.
Dozens of schools have cancelled and delayed classes for Monday ahead of a second wave of snowfall projected to drop several inches to a foot across the tri-state.
The weekend snow turned into rain overnight and it will keep the tri-state wet Monday morning. Most commuters won’t have to worry about snow at the start of their day but colder air is expected to wrap around the storm and turn the freezing rain back to the white stuff, potentially producing several inches of snow through the evening, according to Storm Team 4.
With holiday travelers and Monday commuters heading into work in mind, New York City’s Emergency Management issued a travel advisory for Monday. Commuters have been encouraged to take mass transit if possible and avoid driving.
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Commuters leaving the city and heading north and west to return home could face a difficult journey on roads after an afternoon of snowfall. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has advised non-essential state employees to stay home as the storm was forecast to bring snow, sleet, wind and rain through the day.
How much powder falls in your area is very much a function of how far north you are. The nor’easter could dump anywhere from 5 to 12 inches of snow on areas north and west of the city. Places like Sullivan, Ulster and Dutchess counties could see anywhere from 6 inches to more than a foot of snow, according to Storm Team 4.
New York City is expected to see around 3 to 4 inches of snow — making for a lot of slush — and areas like the Jersey Shore and Long Island will likely see less snow, but lots of rain.
The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings early Sunday morning for Fairfield County in Connecticut, Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley in New York and Bergen and Passaic counties in New Jersey. By Sunday afternoon, a winter weather advisory was issued for all five boroughs of New York City for Monday’s storm.
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Power outages could be a concern, as ice is expected to build up. Major travel headaches should also be anticipated all along the I-95 corridor not long after the snow starts to fall across the region.
Flight-tracking site FlightAware says there were 506 canceled flights Sunday in the U.S., compared with 407 on Saturday, and more are expected Monday.
Airports with the most canceled flights include San Francisco with 67 and Newark, New Jersey, with 33 according to FlightAware.
The storm will have staying power, too. Storm Team 4 says snowfall could hang around until Tuesday morning. However, the rest of the week looks to be sunny and clear.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Source : Nbcnewyork
