The biggest storm of the winter season will impact the Northeast this weekend. The heaviest snow will fall along the coast and eastern Long Island and into Boston. Locally as much as two feet of snow will fall in these areas. The city is expected to receive 6 to 12 inches, the Jersey Shore 12 to 18 inches and eastern Long Island 18 to 24 inches. This storm was hinted at by the American GFS model about 10 days ago. The storm is fast moving and will "bomb out" off the coast of Long Island Saturday. A bombing low pressure system is one that drops in pressure by 24 millibars or more in 24 hours. This storm may drop as much as 40 millibars as it rapidly intensifies off the coast. The storm is a fast mover and the snow will end in the NYC metro area by early Saturday evening. Temperatures will be cold and there will be blowing and drifting of snow that will produce whiteout conditions. Power outages are also a possibility, travel will become impossible. Blizzard Warnings are in effect for the Jersey Shore and eastern Long Island. Two feet or more of snow is forecast for Boston and Cape. Be safe everyone.
George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. Visit our website at WrightWeather.com. Follow George Wright on Twitter @gwweather.
