Wednesday Weather Round-Up

Tomorrow sounds like an eventful day:

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES...MAINLY SNOW ALONG WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...ALONG WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE.

* TIMING...SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ON ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The ice is something to watch here.

There's no way school will be called for this storm - there is another storm on the horizon for Sunday/Monday (with a potential for a lot of snow) and this one is "only" supposed to drop 4-8 on the area.

Of course if that 4-8 is followed by freezing rain that makes a lot of surfaces around the region into hockey ice, that will make for a very scary commute for those on the roads - especially for people coming from Long Island.

And I would imagine attendance will be impacted once again.

We'll see...

Three Snow Events For The Week

We're supposed to get some snow tonight into tomorrow, perhaps as much as four inches before it's done.

There's another storm on tap for Wednesday that could be a snow/ice/frozen rain event, making for hazardous travel, downed powerlines and overall misery around the region.

And models are showing a significant storm for next weekend, perhaps Sunday into Monday, though with that time frame so far out, a lot could change before then.

Still, looks like we're in for a very eventful weather week - just as we've had a very eventful winter overall.

Dunno about you, but I'm ready for spring.

The older I get, the more I understand flying south for the winter.

Although these days, I guess that's no guarantee of an ice-free existence either.