Winter system brings snow and ice to New York area
NWS radar screenshot
NEW YORK - A winter weather system dropped more snow and freezing rain on the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday. This snowfall was modest compared to the snowstorm that hit the area last week. But snow and freezing rain are creating hazardous conditions on the roads.
Forecasts indicated that areas north and west of New York City could get up to 6 inches but those accumulations haven't been reported as of Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service on Monday issued a Winter Weather Advisory for several counties in northeast New Jersey, southern Connecticut, and southeast New York for Tuesday but later canceled it.
"Patchy freezing rain or freezing drizzle will be possible across the area this afternoon with temperatures around the freezing mark," NWS said in a special weather statement. "Additionally, even for locations slightly above freezing, many of the road surfaces, especially secondary, are likely below freezing due to the recent cold and snowfall. Extra caution should be used if traveling this afternoon."
Although New York City wasn't expected to get a lot of snow, the Sanitation Department issued a Winter Operations Advisory for Tuesday starting at 5 a.m.
"The Department is coordinating with other City agencies on snow clearing protocol in accordance with each agency's written snow plan," the Sanitation Department said in its advisory. "All relevant city agencies have been notified and the Department will continue to monitor forecasts as the snow event approaches."
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said state agencies were ready to respond to the storm. Some parts of the Hudson Valley and higher areas in the Capital Region could see up to half a foot of snow, so the governor asked people to prepare for potentially dangerous road conditions.
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NWS SNOWFALL REPORTS
NEW YORK
...Albany County...
Delmar 2.0 230 PM 2/09 Twitter
2 W Delmar 1.2 100 PM 2/09 Public
Colonie 0.7 1153 AM 2/09 WeatherNet6
...Columbia County...
Taghkanic 1.3 1203 PM 2/09 WeatherNet6
Livingston 1.0 1151 AM 2/09 WeatherNet6
...Dutchess County...
Lagrange 3.5 1256 PM 2/09 Twitter
Red Hook 2.2 108 PM 2/09 WeatherNet6
Poughquag 1.5 1200 PM 2/09 Public
...Greene County...
Catskill 1.2 1242 PM 2/09 WeatherNet6
...Orange County...
1 S Walden 4.1 in 1201 PM 02/09 Cocorahs
Monroe 2.3 in 0910 AM 02/09 Trained Spotter
Warwick 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
3 SW Greenwood Lake 1.8 in 0800 AM 02/09 Cocorahs
Port Jervis 1.3 in 0630 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
...Putnam County...
Carmel Hamlet 1.2 in 0800 AM 02/09 COOP
Cold Spring 1.0 in 0727 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
...Rockland County...
1 W Stony Point 1.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 Cocorahs
...Ulster County...
Esopus 4.3 137 PM 2/09 Public
Olivebridge 3.0 1159 AM 2/09 WeatherNet6
...Westchester County...
Peekskill 2.0 in 0800 AM 02/09 Cocorahs
Armonk 1.3 in 0800 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
South Salem 1.2 in 0747 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
Shrub Oak 1.0 in 0645 AM 02/09 COOP
Thornwood 1.0 in 0900 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
NEW JERSEY
...Bergen County...
Oakland 1.0 in 0800 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
Ridgewood 0.3 in 1000 AM 02/09 Trained Spotter
...Morris County...
Lake Hopatcong 1.2 in 0739 AM 02/09 Trained Spotter
Randolph 0.5 in 0933 AM 02/09 Public
...Passaic County...
Charlottesburg Reservoir 1.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 COOP
Hawthorne 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
...Sussex County...
Wantage Twp 3.8 in 0200 PM 02/09 Public
3 N Pellettown 3.3 in 0200 PM 02/09 Public
Andover 1.9 in 0931 AM 02/09 Trained Spotter
...Warren County...
Blairstown 1.5 in 0740 AM 02/09 CO-OP Observer
CONNECTICUT
...Fairfield County...
Bethel 1.2 in 0926 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
New Canaan 1.1 in 0700 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
Norwalk 0.6 in 0700 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
Danbury 0.5 in 0800 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
Darien 0.5 in 0750 AM 02/09 COCORAHS
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