Winter Storm Watch Issued

Thankfully, this time, our area is not in the storm's bullseye for major snowfall accumulations, nevertheless, Tuesday evening and Wednesday will prove troublesome with the mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain!

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING

THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...NEW YORK CITY

AND LONG ISLAND.

HAZARDS...SNOW AND SLEET TUESDAY. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING

RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN WEDNESDAY.

ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND A

QUARTER TO PERHAPS A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION BY LATE

WEDNESDAY.

TIMING...SNOW BEGINS AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW AND

SLEET CONTINUES MUCH OF TUESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET

AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. THEN THE WINTRY

MIX CHANGES TO PLAIN RAIN SOMETIME WEDNESDAY. THIS IS WHEN THE

HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR.

IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW

AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL. ANY ICE

ACCUMULATIONS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.