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The same system responsible for deadly storms in the Deep South late last weekend is bringing a potpourri of weather to the Northeast and New England. It’s definitely not in any hurry to exit the East Coast this week.
Rain and gusty winds have been wrapping around an intense low pressure as it moves into New England. On Monday, wind gusts of 61 mph reached in Ocean City, Md., 57 mph in Rehoboth Beach, Del., and 56 mph at Asbury Park, N.J. Meanwhile, 1 to 2 inches of rain have pelted the Blue Ridge foothills in Virginia to western North Carolina.
The tightening pressure gradient between the coastal low and a strong high pressure to the north will funnel more gusty winds for New England. Extreme northeastern Massachusetts remains under a High Wind Warning and a Wind Advisory. Gusts could top 60 mph in spots, leading to difficult travel and numerous power outages.
The third element to this storm is its wintry side. Cold air trapped across interior Pennsylvania into New England will allow the precipitation to fall as snow, sleet and freezing rain as it expands north into Canada today. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for north-central Pennsylvania and northern Maine, while Winter Weather Advisories stretch from central Pennsylvania to southern Maine. A Freezing Rain Advisory is in effect for southern Maine and southeastern Connecticut, including Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H.
Three to 6 inches of wet snow will weigh down tree branches across Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands while 4 to 10 inches will have snow blowers buzzing from northern Pennsylvania to northern Maine. This includes cities such as Elmira and Syracuse, N.Y., Montpelier, Vt., Concord, N.H., and Caribou, Maine.
A wintry mix of snow changing to sleet and freezing rain is expected through this morning before changing over to rain this afternoon as warm air moves in aloft. Ice could accumulate up to one-tenth of an inch from north-central Pennsylvania to Down East Maine. The highest ice totals will be confined to Down East Maine. Here, one-quarter to one-half inch will cause numerous power outages and difficult, if not impossible travel through this afternoon.
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