New York Faces Heavy Snow From Nor’easter Blowing in Sunday

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(Bloomberg) — A late-weekend storm could blanket parts of the Eastern Seaboard with snow, with more than half a foot likely in New York and several inches across southern New England through Monday.

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A wave of warm, moist air from the US Gulf is expected to collide with cold air sweeping south from Canada. The resulting nor’easter will be capable of producing gusty winds and coastal snow from Delaware to Cape Cod. As much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) could fall on New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, with 3 inches in Boston beginning Sunday night.

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The US National Weather Service has warned that blowing snow in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will likely last into Monday, snarling morning commutes. 

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“Snow totals can either go up or go down,” said Joe Pollina, an NWS meteorologist in Upton, New York. “But we’re pretty confident that we’re going to see at least six inches.”

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The system approaches just as the last snow piles from January’s record-setting storm begin to melt. Since Dec. 1, Manhattan’s Central Park has seen more than 22 inches of snowfall, Pollina said, nearly double the previous year’s total to date. 

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A separate storm system is expected to drop rain and slush across the Hudson Valley and heavy snow in New England through Saturday, with sleet building in upstate New York.

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The East Coast has endured several rounds of bitter cold this winter, but temperatures are expected to remain mild before turning toward freezing Sunday.

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