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| Blizzard Forecasts for Multiple Regions in the U.S. | |
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| Maybe you thought you were going to get through this winter without too much rough weather. Not so fast. If the current forecast is accurate, there is still some winter yet to come. | Maybe you thought you were going to get through this winter without too much rough weather. Not so fast. If the current forecast is accurate, there is still some winter yet to come. |
| The National Weather Service warned residents of the upper Midwest, the Northeast and the Middle Atlantic on Sunday of “widespread heavy snowfall and possible blizzard conditions” in the coming days “as reality sets in that winter is not quite over.” | The National Weather Service warned residents of the upper Midwest, the Northeast and the Middle Atlantic on Sunday of “widespread heavy snowfall and possible blizzard conditions” in the coming days “as reality sets in that winter is not quite over.” |
| How much snow are we talking about? A lot. | How much snow are we talking about? A lot. |
| If you live in or around Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, you could see as much as a foot of snow Monday and Tuesday, said Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Md. A winter storm watch has been issued for those areas. | If you live in or around Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, you could see as much as a foot of snow Monday and Tuesday, said Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Md. A winter storm watch has been issued for those areas. |
| The situation is expected to be worse for people who live in and around New York, Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Boston. Snowfall there could reach one to two feet, he said. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for those areas. | The situation is expected to be worse for people who live in and around New York, Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Boston. Snowfall there could reach one to two feet, he said. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard watch for those areas. |
| “Suffice it to say we are looking at a significant winter storm for much of the I-95 corridor,” Mr. Orrison said. | “Suffice it to say we are looking at a significant winter storm for much of the I-95 corridor,” Mr. Orrison said. |
| New York and other regions facing a blizzard watch could experience stronger wind, with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour forecast on Long Island and in parts of southeastern Connecticut. | New York and other regions facing a blizzard watch could experience stronger wind, with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour forecast on Long Island and in parts of southeastern Connecticut. |
| Strong wind means the potential for property damage and power outages. A blizzard watch also carries a risk of whiteout conditions that can make travel dangerous. | Strong wind means the potential for property damage and power outages. A blizzard watch also carries a risk of whiteout conditions that can make travel dangerous. |
| And it’s not just the coast that is at risk. | And it’s not just the coast that is at risk. |
| “We expect the snow to hit well across the interior of Pennsylvania, across the interior of New York and New England,” Mr. Orrison said. “The entire state of New York does have a winter storm watch in effect.” | “We expect the snow to hit well across the interior of Pennsylvania, across the interior of New York and New England,” Mr. Orrison said. “The entire state of New York does have a winter storm watch in effect.” |
| The next step could be for the National Weather Service to upgrade its watches to winter storm and blizzard warnings, which means snowfall is believed to be imminent. Given current conditions, Mr. Orrison said, that will probably happen on Sunday night or Monday morning. | The next step could be for the National Weather Service to upgrade its watches to winter storm and blizzard warnings, which means snowfall is believed to be imminent. Given current conditions, Mr. Orrison said, that will probably happen on Sunday night or Monday morning. |
| So, what are the odds that this is all a terrible mix-up? The weather has been so nice all winter. Maybe this will not happen after all? | So, what are the odds that this is all a terrible mix-up? The weather has been so nice all winter. Maybe this will not happen after all? |
| The chances of that are pretty slim. | The chances of that are pretty slim. |
| “There is still some uncertainty with the model guidance we are looking at, but we are pretty confident there will be significant snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast,” Mr. Orrison said. “We would certainly advise that people stay tuned for the latest forecast information.” | “There is still some uncertainty with the model guidance we are looking at, but we are pretty confident there will be significant snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast,” Mr. Orrison said. “We would certainly advise that people stay tuned for the latest forecast information.” |