Early week storm to return rain, snow, travel disruptions to midwestern, northeastern US
Kalamazoo County, Michigan, saw lake-effect snow accumulations of 3-5 inches that caused icy, slick road conditions. Cleanup now begins in the aftermath.
A new storm with rain, snow and travel disruptions will affect the midwestern and northeastern United States into Tuesday night.
The same storm that pushed snow into Oklahoma and northern Texas at the start of the week will cause snow to streak across the lower Midwest states and into the interior Northeast through Tuesday. The I-95 cities will once again face a soaking rain.
"Snowfall amounts will be just enough to cause some travel problems," according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Thompson. Between a coating to two inches of snow is expected in many of these areas.
The snow may initially melt on sidewalks and roads, but slippery conditions can eventually develop as the snow falls at night as temperatures drop below freezing.
"The timing of the snow could create a slippery Tuesday morning commute around Detroit and Buffalo," Thompson said.
The interior Northeast is anticipated to receive snow through Tuesday.
While there can be a period of slick conditions, the snow mixing with or changing to rain should prevent this storm from causing major issues from Pittsburgh to Binghamton and Albany, New York, and in Burlington, Vermont.
The most persistent snow and travel hazards await northern Maine and neighboring parts of Canada (including Quebec City), where 4-8 inches can fall.
Another rainstorm for the Northeast’s I-95 corridor
Another round of soaking rain will continue into Tuesday from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
"Rainfall in most areas will be between 0.75 of an inch and 1.25 inches, which can cause flooding of streets and poor drainage areas because of how hard the rain could come down for a time," Thompson said.
Residents and property owners will want to ensure that leaves are not clogging storm drains prior to the rain.
Even in the absence of flooding, the downpours will reduce visibility for motorists and heighten the risk of vehicles hydroplaning when traveling at highway speeds. Wet leaves can make roads and sidewalks slippery.
"The heaviest rain will fall into Tuesday morning from Philadelphia to New York City, which can lead to street flooding that impacts the Tuesday morning commute," Thompson said.
Commuters around Boston will also have to deal with increasingly heavy rain on Tuesday morning.
Airline passengers throughout the I-95 corridor in the Northeast may face delays on Tuesday due to the rain and/or low-hanging clouds.
"The fast-moving nature of this storm will limit any coastal flooding issues to a few hours on the front side of the storm," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
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More cold to invade the entire Northeast
Much like recent storms, the I-95 corridor will escape snow but not the cold plunging in on the storm’s backside.
Temperatures rising into the 50s from Washington, D.C., to Boston on Tuesday are expected to be replaced by highs in the 30s and lower 40s on Wednesday. Brisk winds will create even lower AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures.
As the cold air rushes in behind the storm, any rain can change back to snow showers over the Appalachian Mountains by the end of Tuesday.
Lake-effect snow will re-develop from west-to-east downwind of the Great Lakes.
Outside of the lake-effect snow, the rest of the Northeast will be dry on Wednesday. As has been the theme since the summer, the dry period will not last long.
Another storm with the potential for more substantial snow and ice is aiming for the eastern United States from later Wednesday to Friday of this week.
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