Quick Hitting Winter Storm Today Current Hazards Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories Continue for a Moderate to Heavy Snowfall today. Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Main Points Hazard Impacts Location Timing • Snowfall rates of 1-2”/hr • NE NJ, NYC Metro, Coastal • Onset- This Morning possible. Westchester, SW CT and W • Heavy Snow- This morning Heavy Snow LI – around 6” • Visibilities of 1/4 miles or less. thru afternoon. • Difficult travel. • E LI and SE CT- 6-9” • Snow ends- This evening • • Snowfall of up to 1”/hr possible. Interior portions of NE Onset- This Morning • Snow • Visibilities down to 1/2 mile at NJ, Lower Hud and SW Moderate Snow- This times. morning into early aft. CT – 3-6 • Hazardous travel. ” • Snow ends- Late this aft. Marine • Wind gusts of 35 KT. Ocean Waters East of This Morning thru This • Seas of 5-8 ft. Moriches Inlet Afternoon Gale Warning Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Summary of Greatest Impacts Heavy Snow: NYC Metro, NE NJ, S Westchester, S CT, LI None Limited Elevated Significant Extreme Snow: Interior portions of Lower Hud, SW CT, NE NJ None Limited Elevated Significant Extreme Marine: Ocean Waters East of Moriches Inlet None Limited Elevated Significant Extreme Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Snow Winter Storm Warning in Effect from Hazards: Total Snowfall in Warned Area – 6am to 9pm Today for much of the Area Around 6” for NE NJ, NYC, S Westchester, W LI, and SW CT 6-9” for E LI and SE CT. Snowfall rates: 1-2”/hr likely Visibility: 1/4 mile or less at times Temps: Upper 20s-Lower 30s today, Lower 20s tonight. Total Snowfall in Advisory Area 3-6” for Interior portions of Lower Hud, NE NJ and SW CT Snowfall rates: Up to 1”/hr possible Visibility:1/2 mile at times Temps: Mid 20s today, Mid teens tonight Impacts: Scattered downed tree branches and power outages due to snow loading possible, mainly LI and coastal SE CT. Difficult travel today Forecast Challenges: Snow Timing: The northwest extent and duration of heavy snow banding Onset: 7-10am from Southwest to Northeast will have to be refined as the event approaches. Heaviest snow: 10am to 6pm window Highest probability for several hours of heavy snow Longest duration over E LI and SE CT banding is across E LI and SE CT. Ending: 6-9pm from West to East Precip may briefly start as rain across E LI this morning. Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Most Likely Snowfall – Official Forecast Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Event Summary Winter Storm Warning in effect for much of the Region today. 5-9” of snow (highest amounts for E LI and SE CT) Winter Weather Advisory for NW Interior areas today 3-6” of snow Gale Warning east of Moriches Inlet today. Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM Contact and Next Briefing Information Next Briefing When: This is the last briefing for this event. Web: Facebook: http://www.weather.gov/okx/ http://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY Phone (public): Twitter: 631-924-0517 http://www.twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY YouTube: E-mail: https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSNewYor [email protected] kNY Disclaimer: The information contained within this briefing is time-sensitive, do not use after 9 PM Sunday (02/07/21). Weather Forecast Office Presentation Created New York, NY Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook 2/7/2021 4:20 AM.