The time frame for the storm is overnight Monday evening, Feb. 12 into Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, according to the National Weather Service, which says travel could be “very difficult” during that time and “hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning commute.”
“Winter will return with a vengeance as the storm moves along a push of colder air that will set the stage for more typical conditions for the middle and latter part of February,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde.
Precipitation is expected to begin as rain Monday night before changing over to a wintry mix a few hours before daybreak on Tuesday, with snow, which could be heavy at times, in inland areas, where a Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 1 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
In the latest projections released by AccuWeather.com on Monday morning, a widespread 6 to 12 inches of snowfall is predicted for the inland areas shown in the darkest shade of blue in the image above, including much of the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and areas along the New England border in eastern New York, northern Connecticut, and throughout Massachusetts.