An early spring storm is expected to bring heavy snow in the interior Northeast, especially New York, Monday through Tuesday, increasing the potential for tree falls, power outages and travel difficulties, meteorologists said.
In New York State, which is expected to take the brunt of the storm, snow is falling Up to six inches is possible in some northern countiesAccording to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said a mix of rain and snow was expected to spread across much of central New York and northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday evening, turning to snow in many areas before dropping Tuesday morning.
The The Weather Prediction Center said on Twitter On Sunday night, snowfall will likely be greater than 4 inches over 2,000 feet in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and New Hampshire. These areas include the Adirondack, Catskill, Poconos, Green, and White Mountain mountain ranges.
The center said the highest ranges can reach more than 10 inches, with some snow rates exceeding an inch per hour.
“Dangerous travel conditions may develop due to snowy roads,” the center said.
One of the biggest concerns is that the storm is expected to bring heavy, wet snow, Lilly Chapman, a meteorologist with the Weather Service in Binghamton, New York, said Sunday.
“This is the kind of thing that can chop down trees because it puts a lot of weight on them,” Chapman said. “So you’ll look at the risks of blackouts, and dredging is also more difficult.”
The Weather Service has released a Winter Storm Watch — indicating favorable conditions for a winter storm — for Northern Wayne County in Pennsylvania and Chenango, Delaware, Madison, Oneida, Otsego and Sullivan counties in New York. The watch said snow could make travel “extremely difficult”, and that those in the observation area should be prepared for power outages.
“Bottom line, we’re looking at the potential for very impactful weather,” Chapman said.
Although the exact amounts of snowfall are unclear, Josh Weiss, a meteorologist with the Weather Prediction Center, said the storm was unlikely to bring a record amount of snow in places like Delaware and Sullivan counties, in the Catskills, and Otsego County in central New York. .
“I don’t think the amounts are too big for the April event,” Mr. Weiss said. “We usually see snow late in the season, so I don’t think that’s outside of normalcy.”
As the storm moves east on Monday, the effects are not expected to be nearly as significant in New York.
In central Massachusetts, the storm is expected to bring widespread rain and wet snow late Monday night through Tuesday, said Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the Boston Weather Service.
“It’s not going to be a winter storm for us,” Dunham said, referring to those in the Boston area.
The storm is unlikely to significantly affect runners in the Boston Marathon on Monday. They can expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s before rain moves into the area after about 9 p.m., according to the Boston Weather Service.
Ms Chapman said it was not uncommon for a snowstorm to strike in April, but added that those in the Northeast may not have an appetite for snow in the spring.
“After we’ve had such nice weather, I think maybe people aren’t really in the mood at this point or ready to deal with it,” Chapman said. “Just be prepared to maybe have to shovel and dirty navigation maybe.”
