Winter Storm Disrupts NYC and the Northeast’s Morning Routine
A powerful winter storm has barreled into the Northeast, and if you’re in or around New York City, you’re probably feeling the impact right now. This is the same system that already dumped several inches of snow across the Midwest, slowed travel to a crawl, and pushed temperatures down to bone-chilling levels. Now it’s sweeping toward New England, strengthening rapidly and even expected to develop into a full bomb cyclone as it moves up the coast.
What’s interesting is that major cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Boston aren’t expected to get buried by heavy snow. Still, flakes are flying around the region this morning, and it’s creating just enough of a mess to make the commute slow, slippery, and frustrating. Cold rain is mixing in too, especially along and southeast of the I-95 corridor, which means it’s not quite picturesque winter weather—just cold, wet, and inconvenient.
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Across Upstate New York, though, it’s a very different story. The region is getting its first widespread snowstorm of the season, and nearly everyone is seeing at least a few inches. In Syracuse and many other districts, schools have already been closed. Snow has been falling steadily since early morning and is expected to last into the evening, with some spots even seeing snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour. Higher elevations and areas near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario could end up with a foot or more.
A winter weather advisory has been issued across most of Upstate, warning drivers to expect slippery roads and low visibility. The National Weather Service says the storm may not be as intense as the lake-effect blast that hit during Thanksgiving week, but because this one covers such a large area, its impacts are being felt much more widely. Hazardous travel is likely through both the morning and evening commutes, and the snow will taper off from west to east as the day goes on—ending around lunchtime in the Finger Lakes but lingering in the Mohawk Valley until late afternoon.
Farther west, the storm has already left behind a trail of disruptions: heavy rain soaking Alabama and Georgia, record-breaking cold gripping Houston, and freezing fog complicating travel around Chicago. Dozens of accidents have been reported, thousands of flights were delayed at Chicago O’Hare, and more than 55 million people remain under winter weather alerts.
For NYC and the surrounding areas, the main problems today are the slick roads, bursts of snow early on, and pockets of cold rain that make everything just wet enough to be miserable. It’s not the kind of storm that leaves the city buried, but it certainly has made sure Tuesday starts on a chaotic note. Stay warm, stay patient, and if you don’t absolutely need to be out on the roads, experts are strongly suggesting you skip the trip.
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