![]() ![]() Just under one-quarter inch of ice in trees and elevated surfaces was noted in Louisville, Kentucky, the city's first November freezing rain or freezing drizzle in almost 29 years. Ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-third of an inch were reported in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, metro areas and in parts of northern and central Kentucky before temperatures warmed a bit above freezing Thursday morning. While snow was the predominant precipitation type on the northern side of Winter Storm Avery, a stripe of ice also caused big problems. Memphis, Tennessee, picked up 0.6 inches snow, its snowiest November day in 27 years.Īvery moved from the Ark-La-Miss region into the Ohio River Valley by late on Nov. Light snow was reported in Greenville, Mississippi, some sleet was reported in Tupelo, Mississippi, and sleet had mixed with drizzle briefly at the National Weather Service office near Jackson, Mississippi.Ī mixture of sleet and snow contributed to dangerous roads, especially on bridges and overpasses, in northern Mississippi and in the Memphis, Tennessee, metro area during the afternoon of Nov. 14 in the Monroe, Louisiana, metro area, smashing a long-standing record there.Īccording to the National Weather Service, 0.4 inches of snow was recorded at Monroe Regional Airport, shattering its record-earliest-in-season measurable snow by 10 days, previously occurring as early as Nov. The first accumulating flakes was observed early on the morning of Nov. Here are a few of the bigger weather stories that followed Avery northeastward through the eastern half of the country, followed by the biggest snowfall totals in the states affected by this winter storm: Humble Beginnings 16, bringing snow to northern New England and the eastern Great Lakes while warmer air flowed in from the south, turning snow over to rain over coastal sections of the Northeast. ![]() That surface low pressure system crossed over southeastern New England and into the Canadian Maritimes on Nov. The tracks of the upper-level and surface low pressure systems associated with Winter Storm Avery, Nov. 15, conditions were rapidly going downhill in New Jersey, southern New York and southern New England as the surface low pressure system ramped up off the mid-Atlantic coast. ![]() The feature that created snow and ice over the mid-South and Midwest, the upper-level portion of Avery, helped spawn the second phase of Avery, the near-surface level low pressure system over the western Atlantic.īy rush hour on Nov. 13th and into the 14th, which swung northeastward into the Ohio River Valley late on the 14th. Winter Storm Avery developed in a deep dip of the jet stream over the mid-South of late on Nov. (MORE: The Science Behind Naming Winter Storms at The Weather Channel) Louis metropolitan area, and the central Appalachians were placed in warnings by late on the morning of Nov. Check the latest weather alerts here.(IMPACTS: Avery Brings Northeast to a Standstill)Īvery was initially named with the expectation that winter storm warnings would be issued for at least 2 million people, and this criterion was reached when much of the mid-Mississippi region, including the St. Up to 8 inches are possible for parts of northern New Jersey - and a winter storm warning has been issued for areas of Passaic and Morris counties, where heavier bands of snow are expected. We'll also see strong winds develop, with gusts of 30-40 mph, especially near the coast.īorderline temperatures in the city will likely impact snow totals, but snow may fall steadily enough at night to overcome above-freezing temperatures and actually yield some ruler-worthy (or sort of, anyway) totals for the five boroughs. Snow will continue to fall through Tuesday's morning commute in those areas. ![]() and we could see snowfall rates of up to an inch an hour at times - and those bursts of heavier snow could make for treacherous driving conditions throughout the night in northern New Jersey, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut (Fairfield County is under a winter storm warning until 10 a.m.). Snow started to fall in the city around 6 p.m. There is some mix of snow and rain expected in NYC overnight, bringing down totals a bit from where they were earlier in the day - but New Yorkers can still expect to wake up to wintry conditions. With only a few official weeks of winter left, a storm could finally bring New York City some accumulating snowfall (if anyone's still interested), while other parts of the tri-state area, including much of the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey, could see more than a half-foot associated with this system.Īt this point, New York City and Long Island, which are under a winter weather advisory, could see 3 to 5 inches of snow, though sleet and rain will likely mix in at times. ![]()
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