Blizzard Begins New England Exit UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West | ||
The nor'easter that rolled up the East Coast since early Sunday is making a slow exit, bringing more snow and blizzard conditions to eastern New England. Travel remains nearly impossible across the Northeast even as the snow has ended in New York City and the Mid-Atlantic. WeatherBug Meteorologist Bryan Karrick has the latest on today`s exiting Nor`easter and arriving West Coast storm in this exclusive WeatherBug Winter Weather Outlook Video. The storm responsible for this wintry blast is spinning along the southern New England coast. With the intensity of a Category 1 hurricane, the storm is crossing near Cape Cod, and will creep northeast just off the Massachusetts coast. The storm is drawing Atlantic moisture northward into southern New England, where it is running directly into a building Arctic air mass that the storm is pulling southward. This is leading to plenty of snowfall, which is continuing to fall across New England. Three to 6 more inches of snow will be found across interior New England as the snow winds down from south to north this afternoon. Across northern New England, the snow will continue through the afternoon, with 6 to 12 inches of snow pasting much of Maine and New Hampshire. Similar to its hurricane cousin, gusty winds are a major part of the equation. Gusts have already been reported as high as 80 mph along the Massachusetts coast, and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected throughout New England. More than 100,000 customers are without power from eastern Maryland to eastern Massachusetts. Along the Interstate 95 corridor, the winds are continuing to cause near-zero visibilities and drifting snow. In central New Jersey, blizzard conditions are creating 5 feet snowdrifts on the Garden State Parkway, stranding a bus with dozens of passengers. A Blizzard Warning stretches across southern and eastern New England. Cities included in this warning are Providence, R.I., Boston, and Portland, Maine. Winter Storm Warnings stretch along the western edge of the Blizzard Warnings from northeastern Pennsylvania to western Maine, with a few Winter Weather Advisories in the greater New York City area. Snowfall totals range greatly, with more than 2 feet of snow in New York`s western suburbs, and 15 to 20 inches near Boston. While 4 to 12 inches of snow have blanketed greater Philadelphia, the storm completely missed Washington, D.C., bringing little more than a dusting. The storm continues to create massive travel headaches for the busy post-Christmas travel period, with highways along the Interstate 95 corridor likely to be slick and snow-covered and most secondary roads completely impassible. Even in places where snow has stopped falling, including across much of greater New York City area and northern New Jersey, high winds will cause the snow to drift. Numerous airports from Boston to New York remain closed. Check with your airline if you have travel plans into Tuesday. WeatherBug Meteorologists will continue to watch this winter storm and provide the latest updates. Be sure to check your WeatherBug for the latest information, and keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest forecasts for your area. Get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions. | ||
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Monday, December 27, 2010
UPDATED 12:15 PM EST, December 27, 2010
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