A
weekend
winter
storm
is
expected
to
bring
some
snow
followed
by
rain
to
the
Northeast,
including
amounts
of
snow
that
major
cities
have
not
seen
in
several
years.
The
heaviest
snowfall
is
expected
in
regions
such
as
the
Poconos
in
Pennsylvania,
parts
of
the
Hudson
Valley
and
portions
of
New
England.
Winter
storm
warnings
and
watches
were
in
effect
throughout
much
of
the
Northeast.
The
Washington,
D.C.,
area
could
see
the
beginnings
of
a
winter
wonderland
Saturday,
but
it
will
be
washed
away
with
some
wet
weather.
“We
could
see
rain
and
snow
coming
down
at
a
pretty
good
rate
at
times,”
Storm
Team4
Meteorologist
Amelia
Draper said.
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Areas
west
and
north
of
Washington
will
be
impacted
the
most.
Public
schools
in
Loudoun
County,
Virginia,
canceled
on-campus
activities
and
closed
administrative
offices
Saturday.
The
Virginia
Department
of
Transportation
cautioned
drivers
about
traveling
during
the
storm.
“Ice
+
Snow
=
Take
It
Slow!
Wintry
precipitation
could
create
slick
spots
in
some
areas
of
Virginia,”
the
agency
said
on X.
“Motorists
should
check
http://511Virginia.org
for
travel
conditions
along
their
entire
route,
follow
local
forecasts
&
limit
travel
based
on
conditions.”
The
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Transportation
and
Pennsylvania
Turnpike
Commission
issued
a
similar
warning
and
advised
drivers
to
avoid
unnecessary
travel.
“Additionally,
the
agencies
will
implement
various
speed
and
vehicle
restrictions
throughout
the
storm,”
state
officials
said
in
a
news
release.
A
snowfall
drought
has
been
setting
records
across
the
eastern
U.S.,
and
this
storm
could
end
it
in
some
cities.
For
the
number
of
consecutive
days
with
less
than
an
inch
of
snow,
Philadelphia
reached
705
days
through
Friday,
beating
the
previous
record
of
661
days
that
ended
on
Dec.
15,
1973.
New
York
City
went
691
days
through
Friday,
outstripping
the
prior
record
of
383
days
that
ended
on
March
21,
1998.
Baltimore
reached
707
days
through
Friday,
with
a
prior
record
of
672
days
that
ended
on
Dec.
25,
2012.
The
National
Weather
Service
for
New
York
City
warned
that
the
area
could
see
four
to
eight
inches
of
total
snowfall
with
10
to
12
inches
a
“reasonable
worst
case,”
according
to
a
posted briefing.
Temperatures
are
expected
to
be
in
the
upper
20s
to
lower
30s
with
wind
gusts
of
25
mph.
The
weather
service
said
to
expect
snow-covered
roads
late
Saturday
into
Sunday
and
downed
power
lines
and
trees
are
likely
as
the
wintry
mix
sweeps
through
the
area.
A
winter
storm
advisory
is
in
effect
for
New
England,
New
Jersey,
southwest
Connecticut
and
interior
southeast
Connecticut,
according
to
the
weather
service.
The
interior
portions
of
New
England,
New
Jersey
and
southwest
Connecticut
are
under
a
winter
storm
warning
through
Sunday.
Connecticut
Gov.
Ned
Lamont
said
at
a
news
conference
that
the
state
had
salt
piles
ready
to
go,
extra
utility
crews
and
expected
to
“have
hundreds
of
plows
out
there
on
the
ground.”
“I
think
this
storm’s
been
a
long
time
coming,”
he
said.
“It’s
been
over
two
years
since
we’ve
had
a
storm
of
this
magnitude,
6
to
12
inches.
We’ve
got
a
lot
of
salt
piled
up
here;
it’s
been
piling
up
for
a
while
(and)
some
shiny
new
snow
plows.”
