Although hardly enough for decent snowball fight, New York City received its largest accumulation of snow in close to two years Monday night when an inch and half was measured in Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
"Light snow continues to fall across the region, but will change to a wintry mix along the coast later this morning," the National Weather Service said in an early morning post on their X account.
The previous date New York City registered any meaningful snowfall was Feb. 13, 2022, 701 days ago.
The low-pressure system that extended much of the mid-Atlantic on Monday will continue to drop close to an inch of additional accumulation over the course of the day Tuesday. That precipitation is expected to change to sleet and freezing rain, making all already hectic travel day worse.
"Unlike the flurries and snow squalls that drifted across the area on Sunday and mainly melted on roads, lower temperatures in place for the storm in the Northeast will lead to slippery and snow-covered roads and sidewalks in many cases," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Benz said.
New York City's Emergency Management warned of ice accumulation of up to a 10th of an inch and encouraged residents to remain vigilant during their morning commutes. The NWS has also issued a winter weather advisory lasting until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Despite the relatively small amount of snow, it was enough to initiate a travel nightmare for those that flew over the holiday weekend. Southwest has canceled more than 700 flights or close to 18% of its schedule, stranding travelers on the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with little options for outbound flights until Wednesday.
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