Heavy snow is falling in northern Iowa and Wisconsin on Monday morning. The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches of snow is possible in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area by Tuesday afternoon. Up to 9 inches of snow could fall in southwestern Wisconsin by early Monday. Most of southern Wisconsin and part of northwestern Wisconsin will be under a winter weather advisory. Gusty winds will blow around the dry, powdery snow, making it hard to see on the roads.
The East Coast is getting ready for a major snowstorm, from Washington, DC north to New England. A blizzard expected to sweep the New York region starting Monday with possibly the season’s biggest snowstorm dumping up to 18 inches on Central Park.
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard watch Sunday for coastal regions including New York City and surrounding areas of Long Island, Westchester County and Connecticut.
A winter storm watch was in effect for a larger area of the Northeast: New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England.
In New York City, forecasters said the first snow is expected late Monday or just after midnight Tuesday, with up to 4 inches falling by dawn. Heavy snow the rest of the day could pile 10 to 14 inches more of white stuff, with sustained winds of about 30 mph and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
Other areas, including the lower Hudson Valley and northeastern New Jersey, also could get 12 to 18 inches of snow. But those areas were not under a blizzard watch because high winds and low visibility were not expected.
(AP)
