Winter Storm Watch Issued For Westchester, Rockland, Putnam Counties

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the New York City Metropolitan area - including the Hudson Valley - with 4-8 inches of snow likely to make post Super Bowl travel and the Monday commutes a real mess.

The winter storm watch is in effect from Sunday evening through Monday afternoon, smack dab during the big game. Snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain are expected, and a tenth to a quarter of an inch of ice could settle on top of the snow.

AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek also says snow accumulations in the region could be in the half-foot range in some areas.

“The heaviest snowfall with this will be between I-80 to the southern tier of New York, over to northern New Jersey, the lower Hudson Valley, and southernmost New England,” said Dombek on AccuWeather.com. “A half a foot of snow is possible in this swath with the chance of local amounts into the double digits.”

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There is a chance of snow in the early afternoon Sunday, but the real snow threat comes later that night into Monday, as the Super Bowl is winding down.

Sunday night’s snow will changeover to a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain by Monday morning, the NWS says. All snow is likely to return on Monday afternoon after 4 p.m.

The heaviest precipitation is expected from midnight until about noon on Monday, the NWS says, with some light icing possible near the coast.

Patch Editor Ryan Bonner contributed to this report.

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