A winter storm packing ice and snow arrives Friday throughout the Nice Lakes and the Northeast and is forecast to linger into Saturday.
Ice, sleet and freezing rain will make for slick roads from the Higher Midwest via the Mid-Atlantic, whereas important quantities of snow will accumulate throughout elements of New York — doubtlessly probably the most snowfall New York Metropolis has seen in years.
Up to now, greater than 1,300 flights have been canceled throughout the U.S. on Friday, and hundreds extra have been delayed, based on the flight-tracking web site FlightAware,
Map reveals winter storm warnings
Hundreds of thousands of Individuals reside in areas below winter climate advisories, with probably the most severe warnings in place for parts of central Pennsylvania, the New York Tri-State space and northward.
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Winter storm warnings are in impact from Friday afternoon via noon Saturday for New York Metropolis and surrounding areas, together with northern New Jersey, most of Lengthy Island, the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut.
An ice storm warning is in impact via Saturday morning within the central Pennsylvania counties of Somerset, Westmoreland (ridges), Indiana, Armstrong, Clarion, Jefferson, Forest and Venango.
Map reveals forecast for ice circumstances
Ice is the largest concern for an space stretching from central Michigan via southwestern New York and central Pennsylvania.
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CBS News Detroit reports freezing rain and sleet might make roads extraordinarily treacherous. A winter climate advisory has been issued for Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
CBS News Pittsburgh reports a lot of the the Pittsburgh metro space will solely have a quick window for freezing rain earlier than switching over to rain, however parts of central Pennsylvania will get ice accumulation of a quarter-inch or extra.
The storm approaches the Philadelphia space Friday afternoon, with CBS News Philadelphia meteorologists advising residents to “Be the place it is advisable be by 3 p.m. on Friday in the event you can,” and keep off the roads Friday night and in a single day into Saturday.
CBS News Baltimore warns a slick wintry mixture of freezing rain and sleet will develop Friday afternoon for elements of central and northern Maryland.
Map reveals snow forecast for New York Metropolis space
The storm turns into a serious snow occasion for the New York Metropolis space from Friday afternoon into Saturday.
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CBS News New York reviews snowfall quantities of 4 to eight inches are forecast for the metro space, whereas some northern communities might see as much as 10 inches, with domestically increased quantities attainable within the Catskills and Pocono mountains.
“Prepare for average to heavy snow that would accumulate fairly rapidly — inch or two an hour snowfall charges will imply treacherous circumstances on the street, poor visibility, slick circumstances proper via the in a single day hours,” mentioned CBS Information New York meteorologist Tony Sadiku.
“This will likely be loads to shovel, so tempo your self,” he added.
It is anticipated to be the largest snowfall the town has seen in practically 4 years. The final time NYC received greater than 4 inches of snow was Jan. 28-29, 2022, when a robust coastal storm dumped 8.5 inches in Central Park.
Snowfall totals are anticipated to be barely decrease, 3 to five inches, for the Jersey Shore and central New Jersey due to a mixture of freezing rain and sleet.
CBS Information climate producer Elie Morrison contributed to this report.

