8 Inches of Snow Tomorrow?

February 28, 2009, at 5:04 pm | One comment

Bad start for March – looks like Journal Square will be greeted by a nasty weather. Weather forecast says it will snow tomorrow morning with a mix of rain/sleet. Then, at night starting at 6PM, expect the worst as the entire Tri-State will experience winter storm. A severe weather alert has been issued (read the rest of this entry for details) until Monday, warning us of a potential of at least 8 inches of snow!

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT
Winter Storm Watch for Hudson County, NJ
from 6 pm EST, Sun., Mar. 1, 2009 until 6 pm EST, Mon., Mar. 2, 2009
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
11:37 am EST, Sat., Feb. 28, 2009

… WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON…

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW… POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES OVER EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW MONDAY MORNING… AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES… BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE TRI-STATE BY THE TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TIMING… STRENGTH… AND TRACK OF THIS LOW… SO EXPECT THE FORECAST TO CHANGE SOMEWHAT AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER AS THE STORM DRAWS CLOSE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW… SLEET… OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

… SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY EVENING… TO EAST OF CAPE COD BY MONDAY EVENING. LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN THE LOW AND CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP THE LOW LEVELS BELOW FREEZING… PROVIDING FOR A MAINLY SNOW EVENT… WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN SUNDAY NIGHT OVER EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND.