Forecast - Coastal Storm This Weekend

WHAT... Snow will start covering the region on Saturday afternoon, with its intensity ranging from moderate to heavy for a while before gradually subsiding by midnight.

This is the first plowable snow event forecast in nearly TWO YEARS for the major coastal cities: New York (689 days), Philadelphia (704), and Baltimore (705) are currently in their longest droughts on record since one inch of snow fell in a 24-hour period.

WHERE...North and West of I-95. Heavier accumulations in Central PA and Mountains of Maryland.

WHEN... Saturday Midday through early Sunday Morning

IMPACTS... A full alert will be available Friday Morning with more specifics, preliminary range on totals for the event is in the ballpark of 3 - 8" interior I-95 Corridor is expected to see mixing with Rain which will limit accumulations.

ACTIONS... Our team has spent the past 24 hours preparing, making sure that all equipment and materials are in the right place and in proper working order. Today and on Friday, our Account Executives will be contacting you to confirm the specific plans for each location.

FORECAST SUMMARY

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Interstate 81-78 Corridor (PA)

Cloudy. Snow develops 12 - 3 PM, becoming moderate to heavy for a few hours late-day to evening. Activity gradually tapers towards and after midnight.

Plowable snowfall from coastal storm Saturday PM - Night.

Preliminary range for totals: 4-8"; 3-6" toward Allentown; 5-10" I-81 North

High near 35, dipping to 31 - 33 in snow

Central Pennsylvania (PA)

Cloudy. Snow develops 1 - 4 PM, becoming moderate to heavy for a few hours through the evening. Activity gradually tapers down to flurries / drizzle midnight into the predawn.

Plowable snowfall from coastal storm Saturday PM - Night.

Preliminary range for totals: 4-8"

High near 35, dipping to 31 - 33 in snow

Philadelphia and Suburbs

North and West Suburbs

Cloudy. Precipitation, largely as snow, develops 1:30 - 4:30 PM. Snow can fall moderate to heavy for a couple hours initially before further mixing with sleet / rain (may even change to rain) in the evening. Precip tapers in the predawn.

Favoring a low-end plowable accumulation with coastal storm Saturday Night.

High in the upper 30s, settling to 32 - 34 in precip

Philadelphia City and South

Increasingly cloudy. Precipitation arrives 2 - 5 PM, largely as rain, though can mix with / briefly fall as a wet snow for a couple hours initially. Any mixing increasingly gives way to a moderate-to-heavy plain rain in the evening. Rain tapers in the predawn.

Brief potential for salting as precip arrives late Saturday. Mixing limits risk.

High in the upper 30s, cooling a bit in precip

Maryland (MD)

Carroll & Frederick

Cloudy with snow developing between 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Snow then falls at a steady to heavy pace for a few hours before potentially mixing with sleet / rain in the evening. Precip tapers to some drizzle / flurries by midnight.

Favored scenario is low-end plowable snowfall.

High 34 - 38, falling to 32 - 35 during precip

Baltimore & East

Cloudy with mostly snow / some rain developing between 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Precipitation becomes steadier during the afternoon, but then precip type favors rain by the evening. Activity tapers to just some lingering drizzle ~12 AM

Initial snow accumulation may favor colder surfaces before a flip to rain.

High 35 - 39, cooling a bit in precip