By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
March 20,2016; 9:00PM,EDT
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With the first day of spring ending up colder than Christmas Day, the stage is set for disruptive snow to ride up the coast of the northeastern United States Sunday evening into Monday.
After wet snow in the mid-Atlantic struggles to stick to roads, the threat of snow-covered roads will heighten Sunday evening into Monday as an offshore storm begins to strengthen and cause moderate to heavy snow along the Northeast coast.
As the snow along the coast unfolds Sunday evening, a couple of inches of snow will create slick spots in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
The snow will increase as it spreads up the Northeast coast, leading to totals of around an inch on grassy surfaces in Delaware to travel-disrupting amounts approaching or exceeding six inches in eastern Long Island and far eastern New England.
The heaviest amounts will be measured on grassy and elevated surfaces, but motorists should prepare for roads to still become slick. This includes in Islip and Montauk, New York; Providence, Rhode Island; Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts; and Portland and Bangor, Maine.
In Boston, snow totals will be greatest toward the South Shore with less in the northern and western suburbs.
"When temperatures fall after sunset, bridges and overpasses will be the first surfaces to see snow accumulate, which may sneak up on drivers experiencing otherwise wet roads," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Thompson said.
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AccuWeather Meteorologist Jim Andrews also warned of persistently shaded areas being among the first surfaces to turn slick.
There could be enough of a gusty wind to blow the snow around, further reducing visibility.
Residents should prepare for a slow morning commute with slippery roads and flight delays in eastern New England on Monday. NCAA basketball fans heading to watch the women's second round games in Storrs, Connecticut, could face travel difficulties Monday morning.
"[The snow] may also cling to and weigh down some tree limbs," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. "A few sporadic power outages are possible as a result."
Southeastern Massachusetts is at greatest risk for this threat.
The storm will also track close enough to the coast for snow to graze the major urban areas of Philadelphia and New York City Sunday night.
Roads will mainly be wet in Center City Philadelphia, but will turn slushy in any heavier bursts of snow in New York City, its suburbs and New Jersey.
The snow will have cleared New York City, Philadelphia and the rest of the mid-Atlantic by Monday morning.
"With temperatures near or just above freezing Monday morning after the snow ends, travel conditions should improve pretty rapidly from New Jersey and the New York City area into southern Connecticut," Thompson said.
There may still be flight delays at the New York City airports early as crew clear the runways. While any lingering snow will quickly melt later in the day, airline passengers may still encounter delays due to the ripple effect of problems in Boston and elsewhere in eastern New England.
Snow will depart New England in a south-to-north fashion Monday into Monday evening. Outside of Maine, the snow will begin to melt soon after it ends.
However, any wet or slushy areas will freeze and turn icy on untreated surfaces Monday night as temperatures plummet below freezing.
Setting the stage for the snow to start spring in the Northeast is the cold air that is causing the official first day of spring to be colder than Christmas Day, even in areas that will miss out on any snowfall.
Brisk winds will allow the chill to linger in the Northeast on Monday before warmer air makes a comeback as the week progresses. However, snow could streak back into northern New England at midweek before the springlike warmth returns.
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David Colantuono ·
Works at Unemployed
To COLD Weather SUCKS ---
What kind of a Summer would you prefer?
(a) A Hot Summer with most high temps at or above 90°F
(b) A Warm Summer with most high temps in the mid 70s to the upper 80s
(c) A Mild Summer with most high temps in the mid 60s to the mid 70s
(d) A Cool Summer with most high temps in the low 50s to the mid 60s
(e) A Cold Summer with most high temps at or below 50°F...See More
What kind of a Summer would you prefer?
(a) A Hot Summer with most high temps at or above 90°F
(b) A Warm Summer with most high temps in the mid 70s to the upper 80s
(c) A Mild Summer with most high temps in the mid 60s to the mid 70s
(d) A Cool Summer with most high temps in the low 50s to the mid 60s
(e) A Cold Summer with most high temps at or below 50°F...See More
Lawrence P. Bansbach
You stacked the answers. Summers in the Northeast are almost never like any of those choices.
Nick Migliore ·
(E) - I hate the summer and love the winter. I wish winter would be much longer than it is and summer much shorter than it is.
Leonard Stein ·
Michael Carenza Jr. A Warm Summer with most high temps in the mid 70s to the upper 80s. But I could live with C very well !
King Cobra
If
cold and snow makes you happy then you were unhappy with this past
winter.I live in new england because I am fond of the cold snowy
months.If i was a warm weather lover I would have moved south long
ago.This storm that missed us is anticlimactic at best.consider that it
will be approaching 70 by tuesday.chalk this past winter up to El Nino
and hope for a real winter next year.
David Colantuono ·
Works at Unemployed
I'm
definitely a cold and snow lover and this past Winter, I felt cheated
out. The previous two Winters were better, but even they weren't as
good as some Winters I remember growing up with.
That said, I don't blame meteorologists or their forecasts. Winter storms are incredibly complicated since they can have many surprises. They do the best they can to forecast where they think a storm will go. But, any storm can make sudden changes, which seems to anger many people because they expect the weather to turn out as forecasted...and when it doesn't, they blame the meteorologists for not get...See More
That said, I don't blame meteorologists or their forecasts. Winter storms are incredibly complicated since they can have many surprises. They do the best they can to forecast where they think a storm will go. But, any storm can make sudden changes, which seems to anger many people because they expect the weather to turn out as forecasted...and when it doesn't, they blame the meteorologists for not get...See More
COLD Weather SUCKS
This
winter was WONDERFUL....not dealing with that damn sloppy crap...all
but for a few days......not having to worry about driving and road
conditions......I hope real winters NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!....
Michael Carenza Jr. ·
I'm not sure if I should get the Snow Blower ready or the Lawn Mower. LOL
I never seen the lawns start so early in my area.
I never seen the lawns start so early in my area.
Patty Lieber ·
Works at Boston Veteran's Administration
After
110" of snow last winter those of us in Boston have truly enjoyed the
reprieve. Tomorrow is our big St. Patrick's day parade so hopefully any
bad weather will come after 5 pm. Looks like they have very much
downgraded the expected amount as earlier in the week they said 14" and
now it is 3-6".
COLD Weather SUCKS
Gee...what
happened to that major storm we were supposed to get???...as
anticipated, they backed off....and I reiterate....I HOPE IT NEVER SNOWS
AGAIN!!!!!!!!.....BRING ON THE SPRING BABY!!!!!.......
David Colantuono ·
Works at Unemployed
I
hope next Christmas is colder with snow. Around here, we haven't had a
White Christmas since the 1990s. That said, I, for one, am glad it
will be colder at the start of Spring than it was last Christmas, when
it felt like May.
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