Northeast, Snow and Winter Storm
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Several inches of snow are expected to fall on Dec. 2 in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with freezing rain and iced-over roads in some areas.
Up to 8 inches is forecast west of Boston and higher snow totals in the northern ski country, with the city only expecting rain all day. Winter storm warnings are in effect into the overnight for those regions seeing the heaviest snow,
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Heavy bursts of snow tonight as winter storm blasts New England
Our first winter storm of the season is bringing snow, rain and a wintry mix, all dependent on location. First things first, the highest coverage of all snow is behind us as temperatures rise near the coast.
A fast-moving storm has delayed flights nationwide and stands to give New Yorkers a slippery commute Tuesday morning before shifting to rain even as it drops heavy snow upstate and across New England.
As New Englanders know, storms are not always well forecast, with snowfall amounts sometimes over or under forecast and some starting earlier or later than expected.
A potential nor’easter could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, the Catskills in New York, and parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, a forecaster said.
This won't end up being a blockbuster storm. But in true New England style, there will be a little rain, a little snow and a lot of variability.
The atmosphere is very unsettled, especially with the recent weakening of the polar vortex, which has increased the chances for a