From Sunday through Sunday night, drivers and travelers on airplanes in the Northeast’s storm-affected areas can anticipate significant delays
Travel may be difficult due to a swath of snow accumulation caused by a storm that is predicted to intensify(Image: AccuWeather)
A heavy snowstorm spanning 1,000 miles is expected to pummel northeastern cities like Washington, D.C., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Albany and Manhattan, New York, which are expected to receive a layer of an inch of snow.
One to three inches of snow are likely to fall on the boroughs that encircle Manhattan. Long Island, New York, eastern Maine, and the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey will also receive one to three inches. Boston, Providence, Rhode Island, and Hartford, Connecticut, in southern New England, are predicted to receive three to six inches. The AccuWeather Local StormMaxTM measures 10 inches.
From Sunday through Sunday night, drivers and travelers on airplanes in the Northeast’s storm-affected areas can anticipate significant delays. Deicing procedures may be required even when snow is melting on runways.
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Travel may be difficult due to a swath of snow accumulation caused by a storm that is predicted to intensify and move northeast over the Atlantic Coast. The winter-sensitive Southeast is predicted to receive very little snow, while parts of the Northeast are anticipated to receive moderate to heavy snowfall.
From southern Georgia to eastern Virginia and the lower portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, accumulations will be limited to a general coating of no more than one inch if temperatures are close to or above freezing on the day of the snowfall on Sunday. AccuWeather Local StormMax™ forecasts up to 3 inches of snow on non-paved areas in this zone.
Along the shore, temperatures will be near or slightly above freezing(Image: Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
The suburbs of Macon, Georgia, and Richmond, Virginia, are two places in the Southeastern US that could receive up to an inch of snow, mostly on unpaved surfaces.
“Winter weather can have major travel impacts in the Southeast because the region has fewer plow trucks, salt supplies and treatment resources than Northern states,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said.
On Sunday, snow will spread northward along the mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern and central New England(Image: AccuWeather)
“Even where roads look wet, temperatures dropping below freezing can turn those surfaces icy, creating dangerous driving conditions with little warning,” Pydynowski said. “Drivers should slow down and use extra caution, especially on bridges and overpasses, which tend to freeze first because cold air flows above and below the roadway.”
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On Sunday, snow will spread northward along the mid-Atlantic coast to southeastern and central New England and eastward from the mountains of West Virginia and western Maryland as the storm persists.
Along the shore, temperatures will be near or slightly above freezing. For a while, this will likely result in part of the snow melting as it falls on the roads and streets. However, asphalt and concrete surfaces may become mushy and blanketed in snow in locations where the snow intensity increases and the temperature is marginally lower outside of the majority of urban centers around Interstate 95.
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