Snow Falls in New York as Winter Storm Arrives in the Northeast

Jul 30, 2023

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Up to seven inches of snow are possible in interior parts of the Northeast starting on Monday night, with lower totals expected around New York City and coastal areas, forecasters said.

By April Rubin and Livia Albeck-Ripka

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Snow began to fall across parts of the Northeast on Monday evening, as one of the first significant winter storms arrived late in the season.

Snow and sleet were expected to continue falling through Tuesday morning, bringing accumulation across the region, forecasters said, after a mild winter in which New York City and surrounding areas had been spared the kinds of snowstorms that paralyzed other parts of the United States over the past week.

Five to seven inches of snow are possible in interior portions of the Northeast, including New Jersey, the Lower Hudson Valley and southern Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service in New York.

Snow-covered roads are expected to make for a slow and messy commute on Tuesday morning. In New York City, alternate-side parking rules will be suspended on Tuesday, officials said.

Three to five inches of snow could fall across parts of northeast New Jersey and southeast New York from Monday evening until early Tuesday, when the precipitation is expected to turn to rain in the city and along the coast, according to the National Weather Service.

Less snow, around two to three inches, is expected for the southern boroughs of New York City and parts of southern Long Island, the Weather Service said, adding that any other accumulation would be light and happen “mainly in the morning” across the interior parts of the region on Tuesday. New York City and Long Island are expected to switch to a wintry mix and eventually rain by late morning, according to the service’s New York office.

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New York City recorded its first measurable snowfall of the season only on Feb. 1, with less than half an inch recorded at Central Park, according to the Weather Service. It had been 50 years since New York City waited that long for measurable snowfall.

In the past week, snow coated parts of the United States, including Los Angeles County, which faced an uncharacteristic blizzard warning.

Snow and rain in Southern California posed a threat of flooding. Simultaneously, winter weather in the Midwest resulted in at least one death and caused disruptions across several states. Nearly 200,000 customers in Michigan remained without power as of Monday afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us. Consumers Energy, a public utility in Michigan, said on Twitter that it had restored power to emergency services and was now “down to the frustrating part of a big storm event. The small outages.”

Going into Tuesday evening, portions of eastern Massachusetts and southeast Rhode Island can expect three to six inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service in Boston. Portions of northern Connecticut; central, eastern and western Massachusetts; and northern and southern Rhode Island can expect snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches by Tuesday evening, the Service said.

Five to 10 inches of snow are expected Monday into Tuesday in mountain areas, including the southern Adirondacks in New York, southern Green Mountains in Vermont, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the northern and eastern Catskills in New York, according to the National Weather Service in Albany.

“Begin needed preparations at home or with your vehicle,” forecasters said. “Travel may become difficult, so plan accordingly.”

While New York City has been spared harsh winter weather this season, a December blizzard in Buffalo that left four feet of snow and brought winds that reached 70 m.p.h. left at least 40 dead and fueled a debate about the effectiveness of the storm response.

Business has been slow for the snowplowing and landscaping company, Girl Plower, that Gina Dandrea operates with her wife in Rochester, N.Y. They have gone to Buffalo, almost 80 miles away, to find work.

Their philosophy for every storm? “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Ms. Dandrea said. That includes monitoring forecasts, fueling trucks and mobilizing drivers.

A slow snow season like this winter’s could affect how many residential clients their company can secure in the coming year because the company’s services are contracted ahead of stormy weather.

“For the seasons in the future, people are going to think they don’t need plowing services because this season was a fluke year,” she said.

Remy Tumin contributed reporting.

April Rubin is a breaking news reporter and a member of the 2022-2023 New York Times fellowship class. More about April Rubin

Livia Albeck-Ripka is a reporter for The Times based in California. She was previously a reporter in the Australia bureau. More about Livia Albeck-Ripka

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