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Friday, January 20, 2012

Jan 20 Northeast Snow Storm Late Friday Night and Saturday


The next clipper in a series of snow storms impacting the Northeast is forecast to arrive tonight into Saturday. Snow will overspread the region late Friday night and early Saturday morning; the snow will end from west to east late Saturday morning into the Saturday afternoon hours. The heaviest snow is expected along Interstate 80 from Pennsylvania to NYC and southern New England with accumulations in the order of 4 to 7 inches with locally heavier amounts in the mountains. Sleet and freezing rain could mix in with the snow for a time on Saturday afternoon in Long Island with the influence of the warm Atlantic Ocean, this could hold down snow accumulations. A general 1 to 4 inches of snow is expected along the New York State Thruway from Buffalo to Albany. After this storm system departs, a brief warm up early next week will melt most of the snow that has fallen making for a wet and slushy mess.

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