April is proving that it is more than just showers, with two snowy weather systems impacting the northern U.S. The first round of snow is hitting a storm-weary Northeast on Monday, while a second cold-weather pattern will impact the northern Rockies into the Midwest and Great Lakes area into Wednesday.
The Northeast, in particular New York, Philadelphia and Boston, will get a few inches of snow Monday morning. According to The Weather Channel, the snow is expected to be moderate to heavy at times for a few hours in the morning.
From Pennsylvania to coastal southern New England, snow accumulation could reach between 2 to 6 inches. In New York City, Central Park accumulated at least 4.8 inches of snow as of 8 a.m. ET. The snowfall is predicted to be heaviest until 11 a.m. ET, but a winter weather advisory remains in effect until 2 p.m. ET in New York.
John Murray, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS), told The New York Times that Monday's storm was in no way a nor'easter. "The magnitude of this storm is not quite up to par," Murray said.
In order for the storm to be classified as a nor'easter it must have sustained winds of 34 knots, or about 39 miles per hour.
Most of the snow will likely be gone by late Monday or Tuesday. The snowstorm is expected to turn into rain, and temperatures will reach into the low 40s, melting most of the snow.
Meanwhile, an intensifying area of low pressure moving from Colorado on Monday to Michigan by Tuesday night will bring snow and gusty winds, The Weather Channel reported.
The NWS said the developing storm would bring several inches of snow to the Northern Rockies and Dakotas before possibly dropping up to a foot or more of snow to parts of the upper Midwest.
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A developing storm system brings several inches of snow to the Northern Rockies and Dakotas today before intensifying and possibly bringing up to a foot or more of snow to parts of the Upper Midwest through midweek.
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The upper Midwest and northern Great Lakes could see accumulations of at least 6 inches, with localized amounts of up to a foot. The NWS's snowfall forecast shows that up to 15 inches of snow may drop in Michigan.
The weather service has posted winter storm warnings, watches and winter weather advisories in parts of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas as well as southern Minnesota, northern Iowa, central/northeast Wisconsin and northern Lower Michigan.
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