U.S. East Coast – Winter Storm

A low pressure system will become a nor’easter and bring accumulating snowfall to the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania beginning the evening of Jan. 23. Up to 8″ of snow is possible in New England, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island Jan. 24. Light snow totaling 1-3 inches is likely in the New York City metropolitan area up to southeastern Massachusetts. These projections are subject to change. Major roadway disruptions are unlikely in the Baltimore-Washington and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Poor weather might cause some evening flight delays at airports serving these cities, but major disruptions appear unlikely. Weather-related delays and cancellations are more probable at airports serving the New York City area, Hartford, Providence, Boston, Manchester, and Portland beginning the morning of Jan. 24. Snowfall will likely produce difficult driving conditions along key interstates in the affected states, including gale conditions along the Atlantic Coast from Delaware to the Bay of Fundy. Amtrak Northeast Corridor service and commuter rail service could be affected in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.