It’s Not Spring Yet, Another Round Of Winter Weather Headed Our Way
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Washington and the surrounding area, projecting the city will receive four to eight inches of snow. After school programs are also cancelled. “But some portions of the Northeast have seen more than 30 inches of snow”.
As of Monday morning, the National Weather Service’s blizzard warning is in place until midnight Wednesday.
The Blizzard of ’93, which paralyzed much of the East Coast, is ranked as the worst Northeast snowstorm in the past 60 years.
Wednesday – A chance of snow showers, mainly before 9 a.m. Meanwhile, Logan Airport in Boston reported 6.6 inches of snow, while the White House recorded only 2.5. Northwest winds of near-blizzard strength and snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour on Wednesday will make driving hazardous. “So heavy snow, treacherous travel — these are the big impacts for today”, Fitzgibbon said. A blizzard was expected to drop more than 10 inches of snow by Thursday and whip the area with wind gusts of more than 60 miles per hour, Environment Canada said.
In New Hampshire, a teenage girl died after she lost control of her auto and crashed into a tree early on Tuesday.
According to the NWS, snow will overspread most of the region between 4 and 8 Tuesday morning.
Try at least a foot of snow in at least one location in 15 states.
A state of emergency has been declared for NY as a powerful snowstorm moves towards the tristate area.
Snow totals were already reaching close to six inches by Tuesday morning. Philadelphia was forecast to see 8-14 inches. Areas of blowing snow before 7pm.
Hoda Kotb took to Twitter to celebrate a snow day at home with her new daughter, Haley Joy, with slow-motion footage of the falling snowflakes. Environment Canada has issued winter storm warnings for areas around the western end of Lake Ontario. The advisory is expected to remain in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesday night.
In Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and urged residents not to be lulled into a false sense of security due to the mild winter.