The cold season is upon us and AccuWeather's long range forecasters say El Nino will play a major role in our winter, impacting who could see above-average snowfall.
A strong El Niño might mean mucho snow for New York City this winterWith El Niño conditions ramping up in the Pacific Ocean, snow-starved areas in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic could finally see an increase in snowfall this winter.revealing which parts of the US have seen the biggest changes in past years as a result of the natural weather pattern — which has historically translated to more snow in the East.
During an El Niño year, which impacts weather the most during the winter in the US, the jet stream dips south and extends eastward across the continental US. “El Niño years can increase the frequency of coastal storms like nor’easters,” Lautenbacher explained, with a main concern being coastal erosion.“We can also get heavy snow depending on how cold it can get in the northeast,” she said. “We can get a lot of snow depending on where the storm sets off up the coast.”
“El Niño nudges the odds in favor of certain climate outcomes, but never ensures them,” Michelle L’Heureux, one of the two scientists behind the new maps said in a blog post.One map shows how snowfall during El Niño winters — despite its strength — differs from the average, with notable snowfall increases in the Sierra Nevada mountains and the southwest as well as along the East Coast from North Carolina to New Jersey.
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