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I will have more info about Winter Storm Jove soon, but for now this is it.
Winter Storm Jove will bring a messy Tuesday morning commute for millions of New Englanders with a combination of moderate to heavy snow and gusty winds.
A fast-moving "Alberta Clipper" system, which has already caused at least one fatal multi-vehicle accident in Ohio, will quickly intensify once it hits the waters south of New England Monday night.
(WINTER ALERTS: Mass. | R.I. | N.H. | Maine)
Before it can escape out to sea on Tuesday, it will brush parts of New England with potentially significant snowfall and gusty winds.
On the next page we start with the forecast for Monday night.
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Accumulating snow will overspread most of New England Monday evening, with the exception of central and northern Maine where mainly just flurries are expected.
After midnight, snow should come to an end over Connecticut and western Massachusetts, including Hartford, Conn. and Springfield, Mass., while continuing in the remainder of New England except for central and northern Maine.
This will set up a messy morning commute for the I-95 corridor in parts of eastern New England, including Providence, Boston, and Portland. Generally 2 to 4 and locally 6 inches of new snow may already be on the ground across this region as the holiday-shortened workweek begins.
Within this zone, model data are pointing to the development of a more focused band of heavier snow and even the potential for some thundersnow. This could lead to even higher totals, locally in excess of 8 inches, for northeastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire, and extreme southwest Maine, affecting places like Salem, Mass., and Portsmouth, N.H.
Cape Cod and the islands (Nantucket, etc.) will also get in on the action as cold air spreads all the way to the coast and beyond. Snow could be heavy at times, and winds will ramp up to 30 miles per hour at times in these areas, which will be closest to the low-pressure center. The falling and blowing snow could severely reduce visibility for drivers overnight.
Next, we'll take a look at the Tuesday forecast as Jove starts to move away.
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As Jove's low-pressure center moves east away from New England toward the Canadian Maritimes Tuesday, it will likely leave behind a trough of low pressure oriented from east to west across central New England.
Snowfall Forecast
So while most of the snow across the region should taper off by midday Tuesday, there could be a narrow band of lingering snow into the afternoon hours near the coast of eastern New England.
And the snow may linger longest Tuesday where it fell most heavily Monday night, possibly bumping a few locations past the one-foot mark.
Winds will increase Tuesday morning across eastern New England, increasing the potential for the freshly-fallen snow to blow around somewhat.
Stretches of roadway near open fields or open water will be most prone to poor visibility due to blowing snow.
Wind chills will be in the single digits for the morning commute across much of the snow swath across southeastern New England, so it will be important to be properly dressed for the elements.
Even after Jove has exited the Northeast, lake-effect snows will continue over the Great Lakes region. We have the forecast for the lake-effect snow here.
Source: weather.com (front page)
Any thoughts. Check weather.com for pics and amount info. I will put that up tomorrow.
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