Monday, March 24, 2014

Spring Blizzard to Graze Eastern New England, Slam Canada

By , Senior Meteorologist
March 24,2014; 9:02PM,EDT
 
 
Even though spring began last week, the risk for blizzards will continue. Such a storm is forecast to threaten part of the Atlantic Seaboard at midweek.
The blizzard is expected to swipe eastern New England and slam Atlantic Canada Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
The rest of the East Coast will escape the worst of the storm, but there is still nuisance to disruptive snowfall in store for the spine of the Appalachians, Virginia and the rest of the Northeast.
The blizzard could slow travel, close schools and cause significant disruptions to daily routines.

The projected path of the storm puts Cape Cod, Mass., and Down East Maine at greatest risk for fierce blizzard conditions in the United States.
Those in Providence, R.I., Boston, Mass., Portsmouth, N.H., and Portland, Maine, are among the residents in eastern New England who can expect wind-swept snow with a chance of blizzard conditions developing if the storm track shifts a bit farther to the west than currently forecast.
A much less-intense storm is forecast in New York City and Hartford, Conn., where 1-3 inches of snow will fall with a cold wind.
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Several inches of snow are forecast for eastern Long Island. Snowfall totals across far eastern Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Down East Maine will be on the order of 6 to 12 inches with a potential for some communities to top a foot.
Strong winds in the heart of the blizzard will severely blow and drift the snow around, making driving extremely dangerous, if not impossible, and possibly overwhelming road crews. Motorists driving during the height of the storm run the risk of becoming stranded.

Gusty winds along the coast will result in AccuWeather RealFeel® temperatures 10 to 20 F lower than the actual temperature.
Winds could be strong enough on Cape Cod, Down East Maine, the Maritimes, and Newfoundland and Labrador to down trees and cause power outages. Gusts could reach hurricane strength in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, as well as in portions of New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

The winds will cause very rough conditions across the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Seas in open waters from Massachusetts to Newfoundland may reach 40 feet.
Coastal flooding is possible in Massachusetts, where coastal areas have an exposure to northerly winds. Water levels in this area may rise to a couple of feet above published tide levels.
The blizzard will not develop fast enough to severely impact the rest of the East Coast. However, light snow is forecast to fall along the I-95 corridor in New England and the northern mid-Atlantic. Enough snow can fall to lower the visibility and cover road surfaces for a time.
On Monday, the storm was crossing the Central states with spotty snow. Snow will spread across the central and southern Appalachians during Monday night.
Snow amounts through Monday night will generally be on the order of a coating to an inch or two.
As the storm reorganizes along the East Coast on Tuesday, the snow will develop across the mid-Atlantic, southern New York and Connecticut. Outside of the mountains, there will likely not be enough cold air in place for more than wet snowflakes across the Carolinas.
Most of the snow that falls during the midday and afternoon hours on Tuesday will have a hard time sticking to roads.

"Where the snow falls at night and first thing in the morning, the odds are greater for an accumulation on roads. However, the warming effect of the March sun during the midday and afternoon could only be negated by a very heavy snowfall rate," stated AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
Such heavy snowfall is expected to occur on an isolated basis until the evening and overnight hours of Tuesday when the storm begins to rapidly strengthen.
Paving the way for the return of snow to the East Coast will be yet another blast of arctic cold.

On Social Media
Gary Archibald
Gary_Archibald
Wed Atlantic Canada likely to be hit by a massive storm #noreaster - storm surge, hvy snow, damaging wind, travel impacts @weathernetwork
TerpWeather
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Monster of a storm to batter Cape Cod, southeast ME, and Atlantic Canada. Full blown blizzard in those areas. Windy for us after it passes
Steven DiMartino
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Windy conditions with rain/snow showers on Wednesday. Brunt of this storm over the Atlantic or over far eastern New England.
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