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Winter Storm Edges Through The Mid-Atlantic

August 14, 2017
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Chad Merrill
Just as one winter storm exits the East Coast, a fresh storm bringing heavy, wet snow is chomping through the Mid-Atlantic and Tennessee Valley. This new storm will trudge into the New York City area late this evening, creating a few potential headaches.

Since early this morning, 4 inches blanketed Clarksburg, Md., with widespread amounts of 1 to 3 inches from Washington, D.C.,’s northwestern suburbs into southeastern Pennsylvania.

The Mid-Atlantic is not the only spot seeing a winter wonderland in the works. Goshen, Ohio, saw 6 inches of snow, Livingston, Tenn., accumulated 4 inches while Union, Ga., has 1 inch of fresh snow.

Winter Storm Warnings are spread in pockets from the Lower Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic. Wilmington, Ohio, Cincinnati, and Lancaster, Pa., are included. Widespread Winter Weather Advisories are in effect from northern Georgia to southern Connecticut.

While up to 7 inches will have snow plows hard at work in southern Ohio, northern Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania, most other locations in the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic will come away with only 2 to 4 inches.

The snow is due to a low pressure swirling across the Great Lakes sending a cold front deep into the Southeast. Moisture spiraling around the low and the front’s own forcing is creating the wide swath of snow from the Midwest to East Coast. The snow is being enhanced by stronger upper-level support spiraling through the Mid-Atlantic.

Snow showers will end in the northern fringe of the Southeast later today. However, frequent snow showers will continue in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys overnight. The snow gripping Interstate 95 in the Mid-Atlantic will slowly push towards New York City this evening. The snow will then slide into southeastern New England Wednesday.

The snow could make for a slippery Wednesday morning commute in parts of the New York metro with an inch expected late this evening and ovenright. Amounts will be even lower in southern New England with less than an inch expected in Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., and Boston.

While the storm sweeps out of New England Thursday, cold air in its wake will pour across the Great Lakes, setting up the Lake Effect snow machine.

Winter Storm and Lake Effect Snow Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories stretch across the southeastern shores of Lakes Superior and Michigan, where 6 to 12 inches of lake-effect snow is possible. A Lake Effect Snow Watch has been issued from northeastern Ohio to southwestern New York where 6 to 14 inches will accumulate tonight into Thursday.