Some weather forecasters are walking a fine line and predicting between 12 to as much as 14 inches of snow in New York City and portions of the region after the storm slammed the the Southeast and is getting closer.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
* LOCATIONS...HUDSON...SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK...BRONX...
RICHMOND...KINGS...NORTHERN QUEENS...SOUTHERN QUEENS.
* HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWER 30S.
* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. SLEET AND RAIN
WILL LIKELY MIX WITH THE SNOW DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. IN ADDITION...
HEAVY...WET SNOW MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK...FLAT ROOF STRUCTURES TO
COLLAPSE AND TREE BRANCHES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.