Wednesday, February 4, 2015

More Snow in Offing for New England as Storm Ramps Up at Late Week

By Courtney Spamer, Meteorologist
February 4,2015; 8:54PM,EST
 
 
Late on Wednesday, the clipper will be pushing out of the Midwest and moving into the Northeast, bringing minor snow when compared to the substantial snow totals of the last week or two.
Over the past couple of days, the forecast for the Northeast has been closely watched due to model uncertainty in how the track of two systems approaching the region were going to interact.
The first system is the Alberta Clipper that brought light snow to the northern Plains and Midwest on Wednesday, and the second is an area of low pressure sliding along the central Gulf Coast.

After bringing drenching rain and thunderstorms from the Louisiana coast through the Florida Panhandle, the southern storm will slide into the Atlantic Ocean and up the Eastern Seaboard.
Exactly how close to the coast this low tracks will determine how much snow falls from the mid-Atlantic coast to eastern New England.
Heavier, Coastal Snow to Hit New England
At this time, the forecasting team at AccuWeather anticipates that these systems will remain separate while snow is falling across much of the Northeast. The clipper system will continue to bring a wave of lighter snow from the Ohio Valley into northern parts of the mid-Atlantic, but it will be pushed farther north as the Gulf Coast system advances northward, bringing a few snow showers from Long Island through most of southern New England Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

However, according to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Benjamin Noll "The two areas of low pressure will actually merge over the Canadian Maritimes late on Thursday, east of the U.S. mainland sending a corridor of 3-6 inches of snow from eastern Maine, Atlantic Canada."
The snow start times will begin with lighter snow on Wednesday night and last into Thursday morning with the clipper, then as the two systems interact with each and eventually merge offshore, snow will gradually begin to intensify for the regions expected to receive 3-6 inches on Thursday afternoon and evening.

Overall, snow totals are still expected to be less than those from the storm at the beginning of the week.
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Frigid Start to February for the Midwest, Northeast
As the end of the week approaches, another push of arctic air will follow the storm and will sweep across the Northeast. Highs on Friday across much of the Northeast will be in the teens and 20s.
AccuWeather.com will continue to provide updates on the waves of cold air and additional snow.
 
 
 
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