A powerful winter storm brought a mix of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Midwest and Northeast, causing travel disruptions and potential power outages. While conditions are expected to improve in New England by Thursday evening, a stronger storm is predicted for the weekend, with heavy snow and ice possible across the region.
– A winter storm moved into New England on Thursday afternoon after delivering a messy combination of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Midwest and Northeast.
The storm’s impact varies across the region. While New York City primarily saw sleet and some snow, areas north and west, like New England and the Hudson Valley, could see several inches of snow. The worst icing of the event occurred across portions of the Appalachians from western Pennsylvania through western Maryland, eastern West Virginia and northwestern Virginia.Municipal workers start cleaning works as Winter Storm Lorraine buries Connecticut under heavy snow felling as fast as 3.5 inches per hour in parts of the district in Hartford Area, Connecticut, United States on February 13, 2024.Ice Storm Warnings are in effect for up to a quarter-inch to half-inch of ice accretion.
While the freezing rain has ended in those areas, temperatures remain at or below freezing, leaving the ice in place on Thursday morning. The storm is also expected to bring freezing rain to nearly the same areas that were impacted during this first storm.
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