Plows lined up and ready to get busy on 9th Avenue, between 215th and 218th streets, Saturday night. (Photos by Ben)
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
5:12 pm EST, Sat., Feb. 28, 2009
... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW... POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET... WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY EVENING. A
COMPLETE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT WITH THE SNOW
FALLING HEAVILY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
LIGHT BY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING LATE IN THE DAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE TRI-STATE BY THE
TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END. AT THIS TIME... THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LOOK
TO BE ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND LONG ISLAND.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TIMING... STRENGTH...
AND TRACK OF THIS LOW... SO EXPECT THE FORECAST TO CHANGE SOMEWHAT AS
DETAILS BECOME CLEARER AS THE STORM DRAWS CLOSE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...
SLEET... OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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... POTENTIAL MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT TRI-STATE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE CAROLINA COAST
SUNDAY EVENING... TO EAST OF CAPE COD BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL PROVIDE THE COLD AIR FOR A
MAINLY SNOW EVENT... WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN AT THE ONSET SUNDAY
NIGHT.
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