Tuesday, March 25, 2014

LIVE: Blizzard Conditions in Store for Cape Cod to Down East Maine

By Kristen Rodman, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
March 25,2014; 9:01PM,EDT
 
 
A swath of snow will continue to spread northeastward spanning from southern New Jersey, southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Nantucket and Down East Maine through Nova Scotia into Wednesday.
Moving up the coast, the storm will bring minimal snow between 1-3 inches for areas from New York City to Hartford, Conn.
Due to the strong March sun, the storm's biggest impacts will occur Tuesday night as the storm intensifies up in the New England area. Areas from Providence, R.I., to Portland, Maine, including, Boston and Portsmouth, N.H., will be among the regions that could experience blizzard conditions.
The regions with the biggest blizzard potential will be Cape Cod, Down East Maine and parts of Nova Scotia.
As the storm travels north, strong winds will accompany the storm, causing severe drifting of snow and likely creating limited visibility and treacherous travel conditions on the roadways. Downed power lines and trees are also likely, as strong wind gusts will accompany the storm.
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While the most intense part of the system will occur Tuesday night through Wednesday morning in New England and up through Nova Scotia, flight delays up and down the East Coast are possible, as some of the nation's major airport hubs will fall in the path of the storm.
Upon departing the United States, the heaviest snow of the storm will move into the Maritimes and western Newfoundland accompanied by hurricane-force winds.


UPDATES: (All times are listed in EDT)

9:47 p.m. EDT Tuesday: National flight delays climb above 4,200, and another 444 have been canceled, according to FlightStats.
9:32 p.m. EDT Tuesday: In Wilcomico County, Md., 3.8 inches of snow fell near Northwood, Md., according to an NWS observer.
9:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Five inches of snow fell four miles west-southwest of Buffalo Ridge, Va., an NWS spotter reported.
8:07 p.m. EDT Tuesday: The greatest snowfall will occur across the Delmarva Peninsula and southern New Jersey; snowfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour through 10 p.m. are possible, according to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Erik Pindrock.
7:51 p.m. EDT Tuesday: A daily record maximum snowfall of 1.7 inches was set at Washington, D.C. today. This breaks the old record of 1.5 inches set in 1906, according to an NWS observation.
6:55 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Watch the latest edition of AccuWeather LIVE, discussing updates on the snowstorm in the East
6:17 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Due to an accident along I-83 SB, traffic remains severe, reports Baltimore City Department of Transportation.
5:55 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Eight inches of snow reported near Bakersville, Mitchell County, N.C. with four and a half inches within the past 9 hours, reports CoCoRaHS.
5:12 p.m EDT Tuesday: In Lynchburg and Elamsville, Va. snowfall totals more than five inches, with six inches reported in Altavista, Va.
4:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday:
3:24 p.m. EDT Tuesday: There are locally blinding snow squalls reaching from Michigan to eastern Tennessee this afternoon. They pose a danger for those traveling at highway speeds. A few can be heavy enough to quickly coat roads. People should be on the lookout for icy spots this evening as the sun sets and wet areas freeze up.
2:56 p.m. EDT Tuesday: National flight delays climb above 2,000 with another 276 flights canceled, according to FlightStats.
2:27 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Snow totaling 4.5 inches has been reported near Flat Springs, Avery County, N.C., according to an NWS spotter.
1:40 p.m. EDT Tuesday: The snow has now moved into Philadelphia, Pa.:

1:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday:
12:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday: Sleet falls near Columbus, N.C., reports a National Weather Service employee.
11:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday:
11:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday: National flight delays top 1,125 with the most delays out of and into Washington Dulles International and Ronald Reagan National airports, according to FlightStats..
11:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday: Flight delays at Ronald Reagan National airport due to low visibility, reports FAA.
10:20 a.m. EDT Tuesday: Snow begins to accumulate in Virginia. A trained spotter reports two inches of snow near Blacksburg, Va.
8:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday:
Snow falls on commuters at the Burke Center, Va., train station. (Photo/Jeffrey W. Comer)

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  • Luis Arroyo · Top Commenter · Arts High School
    8 am...blue skies w cirrus overhead.
    11am....cirrustratus sun dimming, still strong.
    1pm....sun now safely dim to look at.
    3pm....sun a white round "blur " in overcast cirrustratus. darker altocumulus and stratus seen approaching northward from the south.
    4 pm... Darker clouds retreat southward, sun brightens through overcast. Yellowish overcast and spotty blue skies visible towards northwest.

    I think its going to be a third or 4th near miss in a row.
  • Luis Arroyo · Top Commenter · Arts High School
    Funny how the last "live" storm update was 3:24.
    After fading behind cirrustratus /altostratus clouds, the sun is now dangerous to look at. Its bright and sunny in Newark/NYC. Looks like a very hazy summer sun strugglung to cast shadows.
    No cirrocumulus, altocumulus, mackerel, or any cumulus clouds. IN OTHER WORDS, A BONE DRY AIR MASS. Radar shows it clearly, as everything breaks up north of Delaware.
  • Paul Berger · Top Commenter · Brooklyn College
    1-3 inches is not a snowstorm. With the higher March sun angle and temps in the high 30's for me, I might not see anything stick.
 
 
 
 

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