UPDATE: Rainy, Windy Wednesday on Long Island, But Little if Any Accumulating Snow

Update Wednesday 7 a.m.:

The National Weather Service now says it expects “little if any accumulating snow” to fall on Long Island on Wednesday. It will be rainy and windy across the island Wednesday, with a chance of sleet and snow later in the day. Northern parts of New York City and areas along the I-95 corridor may still see 1-5 inches of snow through Wednesday night. A wind advisory is in effect for the East End of Long Island from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday.

Original story:

Much of Long Island should only see an inch or two of snow from Wednesday’s storm, according to the latest forecast, but things will turn into a wet, snowy mess for Thanksgiving travelers heading off the island to many parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.

Here on the island, the heaviest snowfall is expected in northern Nassau County, which is under a winter weather advisory from 7 a.m. Wednesday until 1 a.m. Thursday. A total of six inches of snow is possible in places such as Oyster Bay and Port Washington, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

As you move south and east across the island, the projected snowfall amounts decline. Much of the island is in store for no more than a couple of inches of snow, the NWS said. The East End may see barely a trace of snow by the time the storm passes.

Once you get off the island, though, it’s a different story. A large swath of the region–including northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley–is under a winter storm warning and up to a foot of snow may fall in some places.

“Wet moderate snow will develop over the Central Appalachians into the Northern Mid-Atlantic that will move to the Northeast by Wednesday evening,“ the NWS said.

Officials are advising people to adjust their Wednesday travel plans if possible.

“The day before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year and the snow storm in the eastern portion of the state is expected to significantly impact road conditions starting tomorrow morning,” New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said in a news release.

More than 46 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from their home during the Thanksgiving weekend, the highest volume for the holiday since 2007 and a 4.2 percent increase over 2013, according to AAA.

For those flying for the holiday, many airlines are waiving change fees for those scheduled to fly to several airports in the path of the storm on Wednesday. Find more info here.

Although Wednesday is shaping up to be a long, stressful day for many travelers, by the time the turkey is on the table on Thursday, the storm should be just a memory. There’s a slight chance of rain or snow showers on Long Island Thursday morning, but otherwise skies on Thanksgiving are expected to be cloudy with a high near 40.

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