National Weather Service Issues Blizzard Warning for New City

The exact track of Storm Juno could mean the difference between two and three feet of snow locally between tomorrow morning and the end of Jan. 27.

Here’s the preliminary timeline from Hudson Valley Weather:

• Light snow begins Monday, between 6am and 10am from southwest to northeast
• Light snow falls periodically thru the day on Monday… accumulating up to 2 inches.
• Snow becomes steadier Monday night, heavy at times after midnight, with increasing wind
• Heavy snow Tuesday morning, with blowing snow and howling winds
• Periods of moderate to heavy snow continue thru Tuesday afternoon and into Tuesday night
• Snow tapers off early Wednesday

Here’s the day-by-day for New City from the National Weather Service.

• Monday--A chance of snow before 10am, then snow likely with widespread blowing snow between 10am and 4pm, then snow with widespread blowing snow after 4pm. High near 24. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Monday Night--Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 19. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Windy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
• Tuesday--Snow with widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 23. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Windy, with a north wind 29 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 11 to 17 inches possible.
• Tuesday Night--Snow with widespread blowing snow before 1am, then widespread blowing snow and a chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then widespread blowing snow and a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 12. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

“This could turn out to be the biggest storm of the winter for many areas in the Northeast and could rank among the greatest snowstorms in some communities,” accuweather.com meteorologists said.

Please make sure you have the supplies and medications you will need over next few days. Check on your neighbors, including the elderly. If you have to venture out during the snow, remove all snow from your car before driving.

The snow won’t be going anywhere when the storm ends. Temperatures are expected to dip, and more snow is expected toward the end of the week.

MAP: accuweather.com