9:40pm the blizzard affecting coastal regions of the Northeast is winding down but certainly not after dumping over 1 foot of snow into New York City. Officially 12.0" of snow has been reported in Central Park and 13.0" in the Bronx and another 1.0" to 3.0" inches of additional snow accumulation is expected before the storm completely pull out of the metro area. South of the Tri-state in Philly 15.0" of snow has been reported and over 19.0" of snow reported in Baltimore. To add insult to injury, the winds have been howling near 40MPH creating a blizzard and prolonged white out conditions. This is certainly one for the records as over 100,000 people in 25 States were affected. This is the second storm to affect portions of the Northeast in a matter of just a few days. NCEP forecast models now indicate the potential for yet another storm system of similar proportions to bombard the Northeast with more heavy snow by this up-coming Tuesday! The current persistent storm track of the sub-tropical jet stream combined with a constant flow of cold arctic air by the northern jet stream has created a virtual parade of snow storms aimed at the Northeastern US. It is still too early to accurately predict the impacts of this next round of heavy snow but it is becoming more likely as time progresses that yet another snow storm is on deck.
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