Prolonged winter storm targets interior portions of Northeast, U.S.

A prolonged winter storm will affect interior portions of the Northeast tonight into Monday, March 11, 2024. Additionally, snow squalls are likely over portions of the central Appalachians through the northern Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, the NWS Weather Prediction Center warns.

Heavy, wet snow will blanket portions of the northern Appalachians tonight and last into Monday.

Residents can expect disruptions to daily life in much of the interior Northeast that include hazardous travel conditions and possible tree damage/power outages.

Snow squalls are likely across portions of the Upper Ohio Valley and northern Mid-Atlantic on Sunday morning and afternoon.

Bursts of heavy snow, gusty winds and rapid decline in visibilities are expected in these squalls, NWS WPC said.

“An intensifying low pressure system that brought another round of moderate to heavy rain across the northern Mid-Atlantic to New England Saturday night into Sunday morning will continue to track northeast through coastal New England,” NWS forecaster Kong noted at 07:00 UTC on Sunday, March 10.

As much as 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) of heavy wet snow can be expected across northern New England, especially over the higher elevations of upstate New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine where winter storm warnings are in effect

“Meanwhile, much of the East Coast will be drying out today after yesterday’s rainfall but blustery winds from the northwest will usher in chilly air,” Kong said. “The cold air passing over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes will promote lake-effect snow showers and localized snow squalls downwind from the lower Great Lakes toward the central Appalachians today.”

The snow showers are expected to linger into Monday but they will gradually taper off as the huge storm will take some time to move farther away into the Canadian Maritimes.

In the wake of the huge storm circulation, a large high pressure system will take over and provide a few days of tranquil and dry weather from the Four Corners eastward through the Great Plains and for the entire eastern U.S. Cool and dry weather will prevail across the South and the Southeast including Florida.

References:

¹ A prolonged winter storm will affect interior portions of the Northeast tonight into Monday – NWS WPC – March 10, 2024

² Short Range Forecast Discussion – NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD – 300 AM EST Sun Mar 10 2024