Following the snowstorm, if future forecasts are correct, there will be little relief from the winter weather in the Northeast, which is in trouble.
Northeastern region dug out of record snow from historic blizzard
A blizzard battered the Northeast, dumping more than two feet of snow in some places and causing emergencies and power outages.
If future forecasts are correct, the beleaguered Northeast will have little relief from the winter weather.
After more than two feet of snow fell in some states, the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center announced that the major winter storm was heading northeast, moving away from the United States and along Canadian waters on the morning of February 24th. Gusty winds will remain in the northeast until dissipating during the day.
However, forecasters say the area is still not completely covered in snow.
AccuWeather said in its Feb. 24 online forecast that “more snow is possible across the Northeast this week, and many regions will start digging snow from the blizzard.”
First, the clipper system
First, a clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes on Tuesday, February 24th and Wednesday, February 25th, spreading a band of snow from northern Minnesota to New England.
Areas farther south, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City, could see snow mixed with rain as the storm moves through the region.
The weather service announced that as the system moves eastward Tuesday night into Wednesday, Feb. 25, heavy snow will cease across the Great Lakes and snow showers will spread across the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
AccuWeather meteorologist Elizabeth Danko said in a Feb. 24 online forecast that “snow accumulations will not be as high as in the Northeast, but roads and sidewalks that have already been plowed could be covered in snow again, especially from Pennsylvania to Maine.”
The official Clipper snow forecast for New York City is for approximately 1 to 2 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Another blizzard in the second half of the week
Second, another storm later in the week will bring wintry weather to much of the Northeast, with snow north of the storm’s path and bands of sleet and freezing rain in the transition zone. However, the National Weather Service said in its Feb. 24 online forecast that significant uncertainty remains in the storm’s path.
According to AccuWeather, it is expected to reach the eastern United States late Thursday, February 26th into Thursday night. The presence of cold air in place could leave streaks of snow on the north side of the storm’s path. “In the colder southern reaches, precipitation could be a mix of rain, snow and ice,” Danko said.
Will there still be a lot of snow in early March?
Although we are still nearly a week away, the threat of additional snow, sleet, and freezing rain could exist from Monday, March 2 through Tuesday, March 3, from the mid-Mississippi Valley to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, the National Weather Service announced.
“It remains unclear where exactly these types of precipitation will occur, as well as the magnitude of the total amounts,” the Bureau of Meteorology said in an online forecast dated Feb. 24.
Doyle Rice is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, focusing on weather and climate.
