A significant nor'easter is forecast to bring blizzard conditions and potentially over two feet of snow to New York City and the Tri-State Area, beginning Sunday and lasting through Monday. Travel bans have been issued in several counties due to dangerous conditions and potential power outages.
A major nor'easter will start Sunday in New York City and the Tri-State Area, bringing blizzard conditions and potentially two feet of snow or more through Monday. extend to all of New York City, Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley, most of New Jersey and southern Connecticut.
and the Jersey Shore are expected to see 18-24 inches of snow. The rest of the Tri-State, including the five boroughs, could have at least 12-18 inches by the time the storm wraps up. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romain issued a 24-hour travel ban from 9 p.m. Sunday-9 p.m. Monday. Rockland County, New York, is enacting a travel ban starting at 6 p.m. Sunday, ahead of the dangerous blizzard conditions. County Executive Ed Day said"all vehicles should be off the roads" by then and stay off until the storm clears. "This decisive action is necessary to protect lives and ensure our road crews can clear snow as quickly and safely as possible," Day said."With blizzard conditions expected, visibility will be extremely limited and travel will become dangerous very quickly. Keeping vehicles off the roads allows plows and emergency responders to operate without obstruction. We are asking every resident to comply so we can get through this storm safely."Heavy and wet snow during the nor'easter is exactly the type that can lead to power outages because the weight may snap power lines. Utility companies like PSE&G in New Jersey said they called in additional staff to work around the clock, but the storm's intensity could impact response times. "They cannot go up in the bucket trucks if the wind is above 39 miles per hour. So they'll have to wait until some of the gusts subside before they're able to go up and make some repairs," said Frank Gaffney, director of reliability and security for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. If you lose power during the storm, expects say you should stay bundled up and trap in any heat by closing off unused rooms and placing towels under doors. Long Island is forecast to see some of the strongest parts of the nor'easter, and officials are preparing for just that. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said he would sign a state of emergency declaration Sunday morning, warning residents to take the storm seriously. "We're going to see it start possibly as rain, possibly as frozen rain. But then it's going to move very quicky to snow and we are going to get snow bands. And then we're gonna get heavy winds, which would create blizzard conditions," Romaine said. Officials have been urging Long Islanders to stay off the roads and avoid unnecessary travel so crews and plow and salt roadways, and so first responders can get to emergencies safely. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to hold a news conference at noon Sunday to update New Yorkers on the nor'easter and the city's response. The mayor said yesterday a decision on whether NYC Public Schools will have in-person classes Monday would be made by noon today.As Gov. Hochul noted, this is NYC's first blizzard warning since 2017 and Long Island's first since 2022. This nor'easter will be capable of producing heavy snowfall, strong winds, and coastal flooding., but it is also likely to bring the highest amount of the snow that New York City has seen in over five years, when 17.4" fell in earlyLight to moderate snow started falling in the region Sunday morning, but it will intensify later today, especially tonight, and last through Monday afternoon.The heaviest snow will occur between 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday, with rates of 2-3 inches per hour at times and wind gusts reaching 40-60 mph. said subway, bus and commuter rail service will continue for as long as it is safe, but with potential delays and schedule changes. Buses will be outfitted with chains and a focus will be on keeping uncovered subway tracks clear. "Particularly the A train, the N, the B, and the Q, the 5 and the 7 line. These are some of the lines that are most exposed to accumulations of snow," MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said."That may impact on the time of travel," he said. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the decision on whether public schools will have in-person classes Monday will be made He also cautioned conditions could remain very dangerous even after the storm passes tomorrow afternoon. "Combined with daytime temperatures slipping above freezing and overnight lows dropping to the low 20s, the snowfall will melt, then refreeze, resulting in dangerously icy sidewalks and streets," he said. each declared a state of emergency, as governors Kathy Hochul and Mikie Sherrill urged people to avoid travel due to potentially life-threatening winter weather. "You need to hear this from me, someone who's been through more blizzards than any governor in the history of the state of New York. This is one to take seriously," Hochul said. New Jersey declares state of emergency as region preps for snowN.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency for nor'easterBlizzard warning issued for storm that could drop 2 ft. of snow in Boston Monday
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