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'Crippling and Potentially Historic Blizzard' Takes Aim at Middletown
The National Weather Service is advising residents not to travel from Monday evening into Tuesday.
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 Middletown.
The NWS replaced its blizzard watch with a blizzard warning.
Recent NWS Forecast
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- Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
- Monday: A slight chance of snow before 10 a.m., then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow after 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
- Monday Night: Snow likely before 7 p.m., then snow with widespread blowing snow after 7 p.m. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 17. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible.
- Tuesday: Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 22. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.
- Tuesday Night: Snow with widespread blowing snow before 10 p.m., then snow likely with widespread blowing snow between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow after 1am. Low around 11. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Vincent Salzo contributed to this report. Photo Credit: Accuweather.com
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