(Bloomberg) A blanket of snow brought slick conditions to the Northeast U.S. on Sunday in the hours before the National Football League’s Super Bowl kicks off in much warmer Florida. By nightfall, the fast-moving storm should be on its way out to sea. As of 1 p.m., 3 inches (8 centimeters) had fallen on Central Park and 2.2 inches at both La Guardia and John F. Kennedy airports, while across northern New Jersey various reports of nearly 8.
New York faces heaviest snow of the season as storm comes east
By Brian K. Sullivan
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New York City faces its heaviest snow of the season as a slow-moving winter storm moves up the East Coast, snarling road, rail, and air traffic across the Northeast.
Central Park could get from 25 to 38 centimetres of snow, said Rob Carolan, owner of Hometown Forecast Services Inc. While warmer air could later bring rain across parts of the region, the city is still “in the sweet spot down there” for snow accumulation, Carolan said.
A Times Square Alliance worker clears the snow.
A major winter storm will bring heavy snow to Chicago on Saturday before rolling toward Washington and New York, where the flakes could start piling up Sunday. Chicago could be digging out from under as much as 10 inches by Sunday as the snow is just getting under way along the East Coast. At least six inches could
New York Faces Season’s Heaviest Snow as Storm Comes East Bloomberg 2/1/2021 Brian K. Sullivan
(Bloomberg) New York City faces its heaviest snow of the season as a slow-moving winter storm moves up the East Coast, snarling road, rail, and air traffic across the Northeast.
Central Park could get from 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 centimeters) of snow with as much as 18 inches in the suburbs, said Rob Carolan, owner of Hometown Forecast Services Inc. While warmer air could later bring rain across parts of the region, the city is still “in the sweet spot down there” for snow accumulation, Carolan said.
New York Faces Season’s Heaviest Snow as Storm Comes East Bloomberg 2/1/2021 Brian K. Sullivan
(Bloomberg) New York City faces its heaviest snow of the season as a slow-moving winter storm moves up the East Coast, snarling road, rail, and air traffic across the Northeast.
Central Park could get from 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 centimeters) of snow with as much as 18 inches in the suburbs, said Rob Carolan, owner of Hometown Forecast Services Inc. While warmer air could later bring rain across parts of the region, the city is still “in the sweet spot down there” for snow accumulation, Carolan said.