A fast-moving storm system is expected to dump several inches of snow across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region for the second time this week, with New York City receiving 2 to 4 inches into Saturday morning and up to 10 inches across the country. Inches of snow are expected to fall. Parts of West Virginia and Maryland.
Dominick Ramunni, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in New York, described the system as “ready-ready.”
The heaviest snowfall is expected in parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, with winter storm warnings in effect late Friday into Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said. .
Parts of Maryland and West Virginia could see up to 10 inches of snow, with up to 2 inches falling in an hour, the National Weather Service said.
Austin Mansfield, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Sterling, Virginia, said falling snow can sometimes make travel difficult and reduce visibility.
“Anytime you have a significant buildup like that, you definitely start to see impacts to roads throughout those areas,” he said.
Forecasters said Philadelphia could see 4 to 6 inches of snow, and Washington could see snowfall totals ranging from 2 to 5 inches.
In New York City, snow from Tuesday's storm is still melting in some areas as the storm approaches, and total snowfall amounts could be 2 to 4 inches, Ramunni said.
Tuesday's storm dropped 3.2 inches in Central Park and several more inches in the suburbs. More than 8 inches of snow It occurred in parts of Maryland, according to the National Weather Service.
Ahead of the weekend's expected snowfall, the New York City Emergency Management Agency issued a travel advisory for the entire city, warning that roads could be slippery and visibility could be poor until early Saturday morning.
Overnight temperatures Friday through Saturday are expected to be colder than during Tuesday's storm, indicating the possibility of more powder snow in New York City.
Snow has been rare in New York City in recent years. After 701 days without meaningful accumulation, a total of 1.7 inches of rain fell in Central Park on January 15th and January 16th.
If more than 3.2 inches of snow is recorded in Central Park on Saturday, it will be the city's highest snowfall in two years, Ramunni said.
“As a snow lover, I’m wagging my tail,” he said.
