Winter storm in NY: Rain, snow and wind for the next 24 hours
For at least the next 24 hours, and with a peak at 6:00 a.m. this Tuesday, the rain will not stop in New York. Also, snow and gusty winds are expected in the tri-state area.
Lucrecia Borchardt, a meteorologist for Univision 41’s Los Guardianes del Tiempo, explained that although most of it has been rain, snow is already approaching.
“If they’re outside or at their place of work, they’re going to have to deal with pretty slippery road conditions right now,” he said, when it was 10:30 p.m.
In a contact with Joaquín Torres, a Univisión 41 reporter, they evidenced the incessant rain and reported that the LaGuardia and Newark airports already have delays due to rainfall.
National Meteorological Institute warns of winter storm and coastal flooding
In her nightly report, Lucrecia Borchardt reported that the precipitation system has caused the National Meteorological Institute to issue two warnings.
“The first is due to a winter storm, which is in effect until 6:00 in the morning. And the second, due to coastal flooding, issued to the entire southwest coast of Long Island and Connecticut,” he explained.
He added that the advisory will be in place until 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, throughout the coastal area of New York, New Jersey, and Long Island.
The snow will appear after 2:00 in the morning
Regarding a possible accumulation of snow, Lucrecia Borchardt reported that it could occur after 2:00 in the morning.
“Already for this Tuesday, at 3:15 in the afternoon, it will be snowing throughout the region and could bring some important accumulations,” he added in the report.
However, he clarified the accumulation of snow will depend on the temperatures of the next few hours, with the possibility that it will melt as soon as it comes into contact with the surface.
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