Winter Storm Warning Issued for Rockland County

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Rockland and northern Westchester counties and a Watch for the rest of the New York City Metropolitan area, likely to make post Super Bowl travel and the Monday commutes a real mess.

The warning 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 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.

The NWS zone forecast for Rockland County:

• Mostly clear this evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 17. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this evening.
• Sunday-Cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
• Sunday Night-Snow. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
• Monday-Snow...sleet and freezing rain. Precipitation may be heavy at times in the morning. Additional moderate snow accumulation. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming north in the afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
• Monday Night-Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow in the evening... Then partly cloudy after midnight. Colder with lows around 6 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill values as low as 9 below after midnight.

Patch Editor Ryan Bonner contributed to this report.

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