The coming nor’easter will progress from fluffier snow to heavy, wet snow. That precipitation mixed with strong winds could equate to a new set of issues for people -- including more power outages.
“I’m not as concerned about ice build up, but heavy, wet snow accumulating on tree limbs that were already strained during the last storm, that might be on the edge; so you do have the potential for some more power outages,” said NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz.
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Flooding can also be a concern should more heavy rainfall, especially when mixed with snow already laying on the ground from past storms.
"I'm sorry. I wish I didn't have to relay it," Hurricane said of the forecast. "I know people have had a rough time and some worse than rough and there is no joy in putting out a forecast like this."
THE TIMELINE
Thursday morning “could be a mess in one way or another” as the worst of the storm moves out leaving the effects in its wake, Hurricane says. Here’s how the storm is expected to shake out.
NORTH & WEST SUBURBS, LEHIGH VALLEY & THE POCONOS
WEDNESDAY
Morning through Afternoon – Sunny, dry and very cold
Nighttime (9 p.m. to Midnight) – Storm begins to move in, Chance of light snow
THURSDAY
Overnight (Midnight – 6 a.m.) – Snow begins to fall and sticks quickly
Morning (6 a.m. – 1 p.m.) -- Heavy snow falls adding to accumulations
Afternoon & Evening (1 p.m. and 10 p.m.) – Transition to sleet and then back to snow
PHILADELPHIA, SOUTH JERSEY AND NORTHERN DELAWARE
WEDNESDAY
Morning through Afternoon – Sunny, dry and very cold
Nighttime (9 p.m. to Midnight) – Storm begins to move in, Snow falls and sticks quickly
THURSDAY
Overnight (Midnight – 6 a.m.) – Heavy snow falls
Morning (6 a.m. – 1 p.m.) -- Snow transitions to sleet and then rain
Afternoon & Evening (1 p.m. and 10 p.m.) – Rain then moves back to snow
INLAND AND COASTAL JERSEY SHORE & SOUTHERN DELAWARE
WEDNESDAY
Morning through Afternoon – Sunny, dry and very cold
Nighttime (9 p.m. to Midnight) – Storm begins to move in, Snow falls and sticks quickly
THURSDAY
Overnight (Midnight – 6 a.m.) – Snow and sleet mix inland, while rain falls at the coast
Morning (6 a.m. – 1 p.m.) -- Snow transitions to heavy rain
Afternoon & Evening (1 p.m. and 10 p.m.) – Rain then moves back to snow for N.J.
ESTIMATED SNOW TOTALS
Lehigh Valley & the Poconos
9 to 12 inches & possibly some mixing of sleet
Upper Montgomery, Chester, Bucks and Mercer Counties
9 to 12 inches & possibly some mixing of sleet
Philadelphia, I-95 Corridor, South Jersey and Northern Delaware
6 to 9 inches & mixing of sleet and possibly rain
Southern Delaware and the Inland Jersey Shore
4 to 6 inches & mixing of sleet and rain
Delaware Beaches and the Jersey Coast
1 to 3 inches & heavy rain with possible flooding
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