UPDATED - New York City and New England may get hammered by a heavy snow burst Thursday evening
Last edited Fri Nov 16, 2018, 08:54 AM - Edit history (1)
Source: The Washington Post
By Matthew Cappucci November 15 at 2:16 PM
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island are in for a sudden winter wallop Thursday evening, as a quick-hitting burst of snow rides up the Interstate 95 corridor beginning shortly after dark.
It won’t be a blockbuster in terms of accumulations, but a three- or four-hour burst of heavy snow will pile up fast and make for dicey travel. With snowfall rates of one to three inches per hour during this time frame, the stage is set for a dangerous travel period after dark for the New York City area and most of southern New England.
The first flakes will arrive in the New York City tri-state area and southwest Connecticut around sunset and during the prime evening commute, and will spread over much of southern New England by late evening. Southern New Hampshire and Vermont will get into the action into and through the overnight.
“Going to be a disastrously bad commute NYC area up into CT thanks to these rates,” tweeted Eric Fisher, a broadcast meteorologist in Boston.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/11/15/new-york-city-new-england-may-get-hammered-by-heavy-snow-burst-thursday-evening/?utm_term=.4ccdb0cf9c86
UPDATE:
Winter Storm Dumps Snow, Freezing Rain on Eastern Half of U.S.
One of the first major snowstorms of the season swept across the eastern half of the U.S. on Thursday, spreading ice and sleet and leaving at least seven people dead in weather-related traffic accidents. Winter weather watches, warnings, and advisories were in effect for about 88 million people from Missouri to Maine as heavy snow and freezing rain snarled traffic and prompted schools to close. The storm paralyzed roads in New York City and dumped 6 inches of snow on Central Park, making this the snowiest November on record for the city since 1938, according to NBC New York. The snow also caused chaos for commuters, with drivers on New York’s George Washington Bridge abandoning cars and the Port Authority Bus Terminal so overcrowded that authorities had to block people from entering. Icy conditions caused by the storm have also been blamed for at least seven deaths in Ohio, Arkansas, Indiana, and Mississippi. At least two people were killed and 44 injured Wednesday when a tour bus heading to a casino lost control on an icy overpass and flipped over in Mississippi. Three people were also killed in separate crashes on icy roads in Arkansas, and authorities in Indiana and Ohio have reported two additional weather-related deaths.
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READ IT AT CNN
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/huge-winter-storm-dumps-snow-freezing-rain-on-eastern-half-of-us
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I doubt it would get locked but, if you want to have a discussion, try reading the article.
Have a great night.
Last edited Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:23 PM - Edit history (1)
Just starting here in southern Cayuga County... 
On edit: link to news story about Rt 17 pile-up: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2018/11/15/route-17-86-west-closed-due-31-car-accident/2017968002/
earlier (and the frigid cold) ... this is not typical Nov. weather and I am not ready 
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I drove home after 8:30 and it was really coming down, the roads were already treacherous and visibility was pretty bad.
I got up about 11 last night and shoveled a few inches. It was very heavy snow . And then a few more inches this morning.
It's still snowing up here in VT, but mostly a dusting at this point. (Of course, the street plow just rolled on by......so I have to get out to the driveway again......)
