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City Braces for Yet Another Winter Storm

As much as a foot of snow could hit New York City and the surrounding area tonight, as the storm that has gridlocked the Southeast is coming north.

AccuWeather Meteorologist Tom Kines said the snow will begin to fall around midnight and last through most of Thursday. The city will get anywhere between 6 inches to a foot, depending on whether the precipitation changes over to rain during the day.

But he said areas north and northwest of the city should get about a foot. People in New Jersey and Long island will be much luckier, he said. He expects they’ll receive just a few inches.

“The commute (Thursday) is going to be slow. Well, it’s always slow, but it will be slower,” he said.

Kines also warns winds will be heavy Thursday — with gusts approaching 40 mph — so people can expect a lot of snowdrifting.

The storm has brought more devastation to the South. States including Tennessee, the Carolinas, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia have received sleet and freezing rain, which has kept everyone off the roads.

“They just don’t have the equipment to deal with it,” he said. “I’m looking at Web cameras in Atlanta and it’s a ghost town right now. As it should be.”

The roads across the Southeast — though Florida was spared — were slick with ice, tens of thousands were without power and a wintry mix fell in many areas.

Officials and forecasters in several states used unusually dire language in warnings, and they agreed that the biggest concern is ice, which could knock out power for days in wide swaths. Winds, with gusts up to 30 mph in parts of Georgia, promised to exacerbate problems.

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7 Comments

  • declasse' intelectual

    For those who live living in New York–enjoy the newest snowfall. Out in the Southwest it will be in the 60’s and sunny.

    • LOL

      Enjoy the Soutwest and it’s 60’s weather… along with the loser wannabe’s, soulless, bored individuals, and gridlocked traffic.

      Meanwhile, I’ll trudge through the snow in the city that never sleeps and actually enjoy my life.

  • maybe

    Crownheights.info can update us on school closures, early dismissals, etc. Everything keeps changing…