"On top of the Arctic temperatures, NWS is following a major storm that could bring as much as 6-12 inches of snow to the city. While exact amounts are still up in the air, the agency says its confidence is increasing in the potential for a "significant winter storm to impact the area Sunday into Monday with accumulating snowfall. The storm"
"While specific details on amounts, track and timing are still a bit uncertain, the latest blend of probability models for greater than 6 inches of snow ranges from about 50% inland to about 70% over the New York City metro area and coast, according to NWS' Wednesday forecast. More details will be available as the weekend approaches. The cold temperatures may even tie or break records in some areas, NWS said, and will persist into the work week."
"storm is expected to form in the nation's Southwest as an Arctic air mass meets an atmospheric river from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a nationwide winter event - the "biggest of the season so far," the Washington Post reported. Early projections show it sweeping across the Southeast then up the East Coast. Defense Department meteorologist Eric Webb posted on X, formerly Twitter, "We're about to witness a truly winter storm set up in the Southern U.S. later this week.""
Bitterly cold temperatures will hover around 10 degrees Saturday and Sunday in Brooklyn, with wind chills below zero. A major winter storm may bring as much as 6-12 inches of snow to the city Sunday into Monday as an Arctic air mass meets an atmospheric river from the Pacific and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Probability models show roughly 50% chance of over 6 inches inland and about 70% over the NYC metro and coast. Temperatures may tie or break records and will persist into the work week. City agencies urge residents to stock up and watch for frostbite and hypothermia.
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