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Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow to Northeast Before Moving Out
More than 10 inches of snow fell in parts of New England as snow, sleet and freezing rain swept across the Northeast before tapering off Sunday.
Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones
Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team, and Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times.
A winter storm delivered a steady mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to the northeastern United States on Saturday but by Sunday the storm had moved offshore, leaving behind significant snowfall totals across the region.
Forecasters had anticipated the heaviest snow and impacts around Boston but dry air pushed through early on Sunday, shifting the highest accumulations farther north, the Boston office of the National Weather Service said.
As a result, snowfall rates tapered off from southwest to northeast, prompting winter weather alerts to be discontinued earlier than expected. Still, places like Bourne, Mass., about 60 miles south of Boston, recorded 6.5 inches of snow, the Weather Service said.
Across New England, snowfall was more pronounced.
Landgrove, Vt., measured 12.5 inches on Sunday, while East Wakefield, N.H., reported 10 inches. Limerick in Maine received 9.9 inches.
In New York, the northern part of the state saw some of the highest accumulations, with reports of nine inches or more in Saratoga County. Long Island saw more moderate snowfall, with 4.8 inches recorded in Commack and Hampton Bays, while Central Park reported 3.1 inches and Kennedy Airport, 3.4 inches.
Light snow and freezing drizzle persisted in some areas before the storm moved eastward and temperatures rose above freezing.
This prompted the New York office of the Weather Service to cancel winter storm warnings and advisories, though forecasters cautioned in a special weather statement that untreated roads could remain icy from further light snow accumulations.
Areas farther south, including Washington, D.C., encountered sleet and freezing rain.
Philadelphia, on the southern edge of the storm, experienced a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain late Saturday and into Sunday morning. By morning, most precipitation had ended, leading to the cancellation of winter weather advisories. However, the Weather Service warned of icy spots on roads.
This was the second winter storm in a week to traverse the country, creating a dividing line of warmer rainy weather in the south and colder snowy weather to the north — and a messy wintry mix in between.
Earlier in the storm’s path, the system brought heavy snow to the Dakotas and Great Lakes on Saturday. While forecasts initially predicted up to nine inches, the highest total came in at 13 inches in Medford, Wis.
Looking ahead, forecasters are monitoring the potential for another wave of winter systems this week.
Following almost a repeat pattern of the two winter storms of this week, the next two storms could bring similar threats of significant winter weather, including heavy snow, sleet and ice from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington.
According to the latest National Weather Service forecast, the first of these storms is expected to bring light snow over a broad area from the northern and central Plains to the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys Monday night into Tuesday.
The next storm, from late Wednesday into Thursday, is likely to bring snow from the central Plains, the Great Lakes, Midwest and into the Northeast.
Isabella Kwai and Amy Graff contributed reporting.
Judson Jones is a meteorologist and reporter for The Times who forecasts and covers extreme weather. More about Judson Jones
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