A winter storm that has been working its way across the country was bringing a strong dose of winter weather to the northeastern United States on Saturday, with snow accumulations as high as nine inches expected across Boston and other cities.
As of late Saturday afternoon, light wintry precipitation had started to fall in far southern New Jersey, and was expected to spread north, the National Weather Service said. Snow should overspread far northern portions of the Mid-Atlantic and far southern portions of New England by Saturday night, forecasters said.
In New York, snow is expected before changing to a mix of rain, snow and sleet into the night. Three to five inches of snow and sleet are possible by Sunday, with even more in some parts of the metro area, according to the National Weather Service.
Areas around Boston, where up to an inch of snow an hour may fall on Saturday night, are expected to see snow totals of up to nine inches before the storm moves off the East Coast on Sunday.
In the Northeast, winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings were in effect until Sunday across New York, New Jersey and New England. Winter storm warnings also encompassed much of the Great Lakes region.
This is 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.
Philadelphia, on the southern edge of this storm, is likely to see a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain late Saturday and into Sunday. Icy roads will make driving treacherous there, forecasters warned.
Early Saturday, the storm brought snow to the Dakotas and by the afternoon snow was falling over the Great Lakes. Small shifts could significantly affect where the heaviest snow falls.
Areas that are expected to see the most snow include upstate New York and New England.
“Some of the heavier totals forecast are around the Albany area in New York and across southern Vermont and New Hampshire and into a good portion of Massachusetts, including Boston,” said Bob Oravec, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Areas farther south, including Washington, D.C., will most likely encounter sleet and freezing rain.
“This storm is moving pretty quick and conditions will definitely be improving by Sunday afternoon,” Mr. Oravec said.
By Sunday night, Eagles football fans will be graced with a clear sky as the sun sets, leaving Philadelphia with no new precipitation but freezing temperatures to either celebrate or mourn the Super Bowl outcome.
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