Parts of New York under winter weather alerts as freezing rain, snow head for Northeast
After a wintry mix of freezing rain and snow struck the Midwest on Tuesday, the system is on the move, and its winter weather impacts are being seen in the Northeast and New England.
The National Weather Service said the resurgence of warm air and moisture pushing north and east over retreating cold air is leading to areas of freezing rain in the Northeast and New England that will continue Wednesday.
The cold air, however, may still be deep enough that some accumulating snow could fall as well, especially in New York and New England.
Accumulations, though, won’t amount to much. Most areas that do see snow will likely pick up less than an inch, but areas of New York state, as well as northern New England, could pick up a few inches of snow.
Snow isn’t the only concern in the region, however.
The NWS said that in areas where freezing rain will fall, as much as 0.10 inches of ice accretion is possible.
That will lead to some locally hazardous driving conditions, and winter weather advisories are in effect for nine states across the region.
The bulk of the alerts are in effect across the Northeast and New England and include cities such as Albany in New York, Danbury in Connecticut and Pittsfield in Massachusetts.
The entire states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are also included in the winter weather advisory.
The advisories last until Wednesday morning in New York but linger into Thursday in interior New England. But while the wintry mix eventually changes to rain, dry weather remains elusive for parts of the mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England.
“The moisture will continue to stream in,” Fox Weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan said. “And, we hate to do this to you, but by Wednesday and Thursday, the rain continues.”
Most areas will see up to an inch of rain, but some areas could see locally higher rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches across portions of Pennsylvania, New York and southern Connecticut.
