Snow Storm

Snowstorm Moves Into Central Iowa Overnight; See Snow Totals

... moves into central Iowa overnight; see snow totals. Updated: 9:55 PM CDT Mar 12, 2017. DES MOINES, Iowa —. Weather officials have issued a winter storm warning and a winter weather advisory for much of northeastern Iowa, which is in effect until early Monday afternoon. DOWNLOAD THE FREE KCCI WEATHER APP. Weather officials have issued a winter storm warning and a winter weather advisory for much of northeastern Iowa, which is in effect until Monday afternoon. The Des Moines metro will sit on the edge of a system bringing a mixed accumulation of rain and snow Sunday evening into Monday morning. Light snow from the Dakotas is working its way through northern Iowa, with snowfall expected in Jefferson, Fort Dodge, Mason City and Waterloo by 5 p.m. Sunday. The snow will spread across central Iowa and by 9 p.m. there will be pockets of heavy snow in Des Moines along Interstate 80, stretching ...

18 Inches Of Snow Possible

... forecasters said the first snow is expected late Monday or just after midnight Tuesday, with up to 4 inches falling by dawn. Heavy snow the rest of the day could pile 10 to 14 inches more of white stuff, with sustained winds of about 30 mph and wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "This would certainly be the biggest snowstorm of the 2017 winter season in New York City," said Faye Barthold, a weather service meteorologist based on Long Island. On Long Island, a snowfall of 12 to 18 inches was forecast along with equally strong winds and visibility of a quarter mile or less. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that the New York State Emergency Operations Center will be activated Monday evening, with stockpiles of sandbags, generators and pumps at the ready, as well as snow-removal vehicles and salt spreaders. The New York City Department of Sanitation is taking similar action and also notifying additional workers to supplement staff if needed. Once the nor'easter hits, motorists in New York state can call 511 or access __link__ __link__ to check on road conditions and transit ...

Sunday Evening Models Remain Very Snowy For Monday Night Storm, But Introduce More Wintry Mix

... tomorrow, so that’s never a bad target to be indoors and watching movies by. But as far as when onset itself goes, for now the 8 p.m. to midnight period seems about best, from south to north. This is a bit of a wide window still, and sometimes this stuff arrives earlier than anticipated, hence the warning start time. The heaviest snow and/or a sleet plus rain mix likely comes in the post-midnight to near dawn time-frame. Moderate activity may continue into the morning before tapering significantly by midday. We may keep seeing at least spotty light snow, with the potential for a moderate burst or two, later in the day. A powerful upper level low pressure will be passing by overhead by that point. By and large, the main accumulation is done in the morning. One thing to keep in mind: while we might briefly rise above freezing area-wide in the afternoon Tuesday, Wednesday appears to be very cold. I’m talking most locations below freezing all day type of cold. Snow that falls won’t disappear as quick as typical March snow might tend ...

New Yorkers Stockpile Supplies As Massive Snowstorm Looms

... be a problem. If you have a choice of staying home on Tuesday, I would chose to stay home.”. The snow is expected to fall throughout the day and night and continue as a light dusting on Wednesday morning. The effects of the heavy snow will be made even worse by the wind, which will include gusts up to 30 mph and make it feel like single-digit temperatures outside, forecasters said. Even as the snow lets up by Wednesday, the blustery winds will remain. The mid-March storm — which follows warm days that flirted with the 60 s this month — left New Yorkers dizzy as the they stocked up on supplies Sunday. Cash registers at the Home Depot at the Bronx Terminal Market were ringing nonstop with shoppers like Mary Ann Vascotto, a Harlem teacher, who was grabbing 50 pounds of salt. “I’ll probably have the day off because I’m a ...

Major Snow Storm For Tuesday

... info…. The first flakes are still expected to fall between 4 and 8 AM on Tuesday…it’ll likely become steady right away and start sticking to the roads right away. If there is a “good” time for travel on Tuesday, it’s in the morning, but be aware that conditions will deteriorate rapidly Tuesday morning.  By late morning, snowfall rates could be on the order of 1-3″ per hour and winds will already be gusting to 50 mph in Rhode Island. Snow will continue to fall heavily across most of the area through the afternoon, but sleet could mix with the snow along the south coast.  That mixing will cut down on accumulations there.  Rain is possible on the Cape, so we aren’t expecting big accumulations there; however, a more easterly storm track could bring the heavy snow onto the Cape and Islands. During the evening commute time, heavy snow and strong winds will continue and the accumulating snow may not end until late in the evening. We’ll break this up two ways.  In the first map below, we have a ...

Biggest Snow Storm Of The Year To Hit East, Me

... outside of 2016. Before that, you go back to 2003 or 2005 (which was a New England storm). Here are some stats for other major cities in the path of the storm. Baltimore, MD. Top 1-Day Snow: 26.6 (1994). Since 2000: 14.0" (2003). Top 10 > 15.1". As I said, it's hard to get big snows here in Central Pa. We're often too far west for nor'easters, and too far east for lake-effect snow. In fact in State College, there have only been three storms with more than a foot of snow since 2000, and the most snow we've seen on one day from a storm in that time period is only 14 inches! (If you go back to 1994 though, you'll find our maximum 1-day total of 26.6 inches, according to William Schmitz of the Southeast Regional Climate Center. So how much will we get. As you can see from the chart above, the SREF Plumes for snowfall today (Means as of 15 Z) say that State College will have the biggest storm since 2000, and 5 of 27 models think it could exceed our all-time maximum of ...

Biggest Storm This Winter To Bring Snow, Wintry Mix And Wind

... Wonder why winter storm forecasting is hard on the East Coast. TODAY’S MODELS. Here are three models from Sunday that are valid at 8 a.m. Tuesday. These models disagreed a good bit 24 hours earlier, but are very similar now. All three have a strong LOW along or just off the mid-Atlantic coast. The NAM, GFS, and Canadian all show major winter storms affecting our area, with a lot of rain near the coast and a lot of snow well inland. The dark blue represents the heaviest snow, which would fall at 1 to 2 inches per hour (or even more for the darkest blue). This is likely the peak of the storm-the heaviest snow inland, heaviest sleet and rain near the coast, and the strongest winds at the coast. Unfortunately, this is close to the time of high tide in South Jersey. Very heavy rain along with 60 mph gusts, and high tide add up to possible significant flooding at the Jersey Shore. The one thing preventing many 20”+ snows this time is the speed of the storm. Below is the ...