A wide swath of the East Coast stretching from North Carolina to New England could see a mix of ice and snow over the weekend, as a winter storm threatens to cause power outages and disrupt travel.
The storm could bring 6 to 12 inches of snow to parts of the Northeast on Saturday and Sunday, possibly marking the first significant snowfall in about two years in some major Eastern cities. Up to 15 inches of snow could fall at higher elevations, the National Weather Service said Saturday.
The central and eastern Gulf Coast can expect heavy rain, with 1 to 2 inches in most areas but local totals of more than 3 to 4 inches through Saturday night, the weather service reported. The storm could also bring 0.10 to 0.25 inches of ice and potentially cause travel complications, power outages and tree damage.
“Snowfall accumulations of 6 to 12 inches are expected mainly north and west of I-95 from Philadelphia to Providence but locally higher accumulations will be possible for parts of the Catskills in the Berkshires and parts of south-central New England including the north/west Boston suburbs,” it said. The weather service reported.
Parts of Massachusetts could get up to 18 inches of snow through early Monday morning, the weather service said in a warning Saturday morning.
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The service expects northeastern parts of New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut to see 5 to 9 inches of snow, or at most 10 to 12 inches. The New York City/New Jersey metro area, Long Island and southeastern coastal Connecticut could see 2 to 7 inches of snow.
Here is the weather forecast for Saturday, January 6, 2024.
New York weather map
Mountain snow, strong winds and coastal rain moved to the west
The Pacific Northwest will likely see heavy rain from a powerful storm early Saturday, the weather service said. The system will bring heavy snow to the Cascades.
California will see areas of coastal rain and heavy mountain snow by Saturday, in addition to winds ranging from 50 to 60 miles per hour in the mountains. The system will eventually move farther inland this weekend, bringing heavy snow to higher elevation areas of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.
“This storm system is expected to emerge over the central United States early next week as a powerful storm with potentially significant impacts, and eventually extend to the East Coast by midweek,” the National Weather Service predicted.
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