It has been a while since snow fell on the I-95 zone, but a storm at midweek has a chance at delivering just that.
A storm responsible for wind, cold and snow in New Mexico over the past few days will swing toward the East Coast during the middle of the week. This storm follows the one that delivered heavy rain to parts of the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio valleys.
While the bulk of the storm will be a rain or no scenario for the Northeast, there is a narrow, questionable swath from the mountains of the Virginias, northeastward to southeastern New England that could get a rain changing to snow situation Wednesday night.
The possible swath of snow includes northern Virginia, central Maryland, southeastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, central and northern New Jersey and southeastern New York state.
Major metro areas, all or in part, that could get some of the white stuff include Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, Providence and Boston.
There are some subtle indications Tuesday morning that snow chances are increasing over areas north and west of Megalopolis.
Since the snow would be falling at night, it will have a decent shot at accumulating on some paved surfaces, even if it is rather short-lived.
The storm will be rather fast-moving and is not likely to put down many inches of snow, where the snow does fall. In fact, it could be that while rain changes to snow in this zone, it will bring little or no accumulation.
Meteorologist Bill Deger has more information on the weather pattern in the East for this week.
This would be more of a nuisance type of storm, but certainly one that has the potential to cause travel delays for the Thursday morning commute in the I-95 zone of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.
All it takes is a bit of slush and some slippery conditions on bridges and overpasses to make for roadway dangers. Low visibility from snow and de-icing can hold up flights at area airports.
As we told you last week above-normal temperatures in December are and will feel much colder than above-normal temperatures in November.
Stay with AccuWeather.com for the latest on the threat for snow. A "first call" snow map will likely be posted sometime Tuesday.
This story was first published Mon. Dec. 5, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. EST.
Downpours and locally severe thunderstorms over the Central states will not only foil holiday weekend activities, but will also put some lives at risk.
A few days after a chilly storm departs the Northeast, warm weather will make a strong comeback in parts of the Midwest and the East later next week.
The storm responsible for the wind, cold, rain and snow in the Northeast Friday and Saturday will slowly ease up for the balance of the holiday weekend.
During Sunday's race, the skies will be variably cloudy with the risk of a few showers.
"This pup was literally singing when he saw his family," Michelle Karolicki, relocation program manager of the Central Oklahoma Humane Society, said about a reunion that took place on Thursday.
Another plunge of chilly air will set the stage for the risk of a frost and freeze centered Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and other nearby states this weekend.
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | N/A | |
| Low | N/A | |
| Precip | N/A |
Udall, KS (1955)
This town 25 southeast of Wichita was destroyed
by a tornado; 80 people dead.
New York City (1861)
Snow was reported.
Chicago, IL (1992)
32 degrees, latest 32 or lower on record.
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