Blizzard with 12-18 inches of snow forecast Mon.-Tue

In Philadelphia, crews began treating some area roadways yesterday.

For the second time this winter, a school snow day has been declared in New York City.

Maryland officials report about 30,000 outages. Thousands more were reported in Delaware, New Jersey and around Philadelphia.

Overall, more than 4 000 flights within, into or out of the United States have been cancelled for Tuesday, mostly along the East Coast, according to FlightAware. The latest forecast doubled the expected snowfall along the Jersey Shore to eight to 12 inches from four to six inches.

Southwest Airlines warned of cancellations, delays and diversions until Wednesday.

Snow will mix with rain and sleet from mid-afternoon on, Nocera said. “We are working closely with our agency partners to coordinate the City’s preparations for the storm”. Local government offices opened two hours late, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bower tweeted.

President Donald Trump’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been postponed from Tuesday until Friday due to the storm. Earlier predictions estimated 12-18 inches would fall. He said it was no longer the worst NY storm of the season. Examples include food, water, gas, generators, hotels and transportation.

The city has issued a Code Blue for homeless people, meaning no one will be turned away from city shelters and outreach workers will comb the streets, encouraging them to come in from the cold.

The heaviest snow is expected to wallop NY and other coastal areas north of Philadelphia up to New England, National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Di Spigna told AFP.

“The heavy snow will make many roads impassable”.

Kines urged air travelers to check with their carriers before setting off for the airport, as the many risky elements of the storm - high winds, freezing temps and low visibility - could not just delay, but ground, airplanes.

Utilities from Washington to ME positioned crews and prepared for the worst from the storm that could bring wind gusts as strong as 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour along with the blizzard. “Damaging wind gusts possible across Long Island and coastal CT”.

Virgin Atlantic has axed its round-trips from Heathrow to New York, Boston and Washington DC. Many schools are closed. There is a speed restriction on the Atlantic City Expressway of 35 miles per hour. The MTA will decide later the status of service on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North. A total of 2 to 4 inches of snow will have fallen by midnight.

The entire state has been classified as under a winter storm watch as of Sunday afternoon, a National Weather Service alert shows. Just pin Storm Pins to a map so the Local4Casters can share them and give you a TV shoutout. The nor’easter, dubbed Winter Storm Stella, could bring up to 18 inches of snow from Washington DC to Maine. During much of the storm, tides will likely run 1-2 feet above normal and can result in coastal flooding at times of high tide.

The combination of high winds and rapid snow was forecast to reduce visibility to next to nothing in many areas. Seas on Atlantic Ocean could be 15 to 20 feet. Because, yes, climate change is happening, and yes, it will affect the weather we have all over the globe.

All three models move the storm faster.

There is less of a chance that the women’s tournament would be affected.

There is less of a chance that the women’s tournament would be affected: UConn is the only Northeast team hosting a game and they play Saturday, giving teams more time to arrive in CT.

Some flights have already been canceled in advance of the storm. Teams in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments have chartered flights so any backlog on commercial planes shouldn’t be a problem.