Winter Storm Nemo Blizzard And Snow Timeline 2013

Major areas in the East Coast will be along the path of Winter Storm Nemo. Weather channel calls the storm “powerful, potentially historic”. There will be threats from damaging winds, coastal flooding, and travel impact when the blizzard hits between Friday and Saturday.

Here is the snow timeline as provided by the Weather Channel:

Thursday: Light to moderate snow will spread through the western Great Lakes, including Milwaukee, Chicago and Grand Rapids, Mich. Some patchy freezing rain and sleet is possible on the southern edge of the snow shield.

Thursday night: Snow ends in eastern Wisconsin/northeast Illinois, continues in Lower Michigan and spreads into the eastern Great Lakes, Upstate New York, parts of New England and begins as far south as the Tri-State region around New York City.

Friday: Snow begins in the morning in southern New England, including Boston and Hartford. Snow ends in Lower Michigan after morning rush. Snow continues, heavy at times, over New York state, far northern/northeast Pennsylvania and most of New England through the day. Changeover to rain expected along southern New England coast, Long Island, NYC area by afternoon.

Friday night: Heavy snow over much of New England, Upstate New York, as far south as the Lower Hudson Valley. Snowfall rates of 2-3″ per hour are possible in coastal New England, including Boston, Hartford, and Portland, Maine. Areas of stubborn rain along the southeast New England coast may crash over to heavy snow overnight.

Saturday: Heavy, wind-driven snow continues in New England much of the day, particularly along the eastern coast. Snow ends in the morning around New York City. Snow finally tapers off in Boston Saturday evening, and pulls off Downeast Maine after midnight Sunday morning.