More snow. It's coming.
A strong storm developing in the Central United States is going to have a major impact the Eastern half of the country starting today and continuing through Wednesday night. Travel will be significantly impacted from Dallas to Chicago to Boston. There are Blizzard Watches up for Chicago and Winter Storm Warnings in effect across parts of the Mississippi Valley. Check out http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ to see where all the watches, warnings and advisories are currently in effect.
Focusing more on New England, we are looking at a 2 day event. A smaller scale but still significant snow on Tuesday followed by the main storm on Wednesday with even more snow. The "good" thing about this 2 day event is that each day will focus on different areas. Based on what I'm seeing right now, Southern New England will see the brunt of Tuesday's snow, where Central and Northern New England will see the majority of the snow on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, I'm expecting to see the snow start right around sunrise, picking up in intensity after the morning commute. So it will like be a slow ride to work tomorrow for most commuters. Amounts should be generally uniform. I expect that Central Massachusetts, mainly in the higher elevations will receive the highest amounts. Look for 4-8 inches of snow stretched out of over a 10 to 12 hour period on Tuesday.
We'll receive a brief break from the snow on Tuesday night before the precipitation arrives with the next system. Like Tuesday's storm, most of the snow on Wednesday will come during daylight hours, the heaviest of the snow falling between 7 AM and 7 PM. In Southern New England this will likely be a wet and heavy snow, keeping snow totals down a little bit. I think there will still be another 6-10 inches north of the Mass. Pike into Southern New Hampshire. From Manchester, NH northwards into the White Mountains, 1 to 2 feet of snow is a distinct possibility. South of I-90, amounts will be a bit lower, 4-8 except along the south coast and on the Cape as some rain and sleet will mix in.
It appears that Upstate New York, from Buffalo to the Adirondacks may receive the worst of this system, there could be a long swath of 2 feet of snow. That swath will likely stretch into Central Vermont and New Hampshire.
If I have a chance I'll update again later about Tuesday's storm and will definitely have more information tomorrow on Wednesday's storm.
-Bearer of bad new Jon :-)
Edited a couple of times to clean up some pre-coffee sentences.
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