'Crippling and Potentially Historic Blizzard' Takes Aim at East Hampton, Portland

Calling it a “crippling and potentially historic blizzard,” the National Weather Service is advising against traveling from Monday evening through Tuesday because of a blizzard that could dump up to 38 inches of snow on East Hampton and Portland, each.

The NWS replaced its blizzard watch with a blizzard warning.

Recent NWS Forecast

• Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. Wind chill values between 10 and 15. North wind around 6 mph.

• Monday: A slight chance of snow before 9 a.m., then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow between noon and 3 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

• Monday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 16. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.

• Tuesday: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 20. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Windy, with a north wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.

• Tuesday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow before 9 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow between 9 p.m. and midnight, then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow after midnight. Low around 10. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Vincent Salzo contributed to this report. Photo Credit: Accuweather.com