On Staten Island, New York—
The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for New York City, predicting a “bomb cyclone” that is quickly becoming a powerful storm that will bring freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall later today.
Storms that rapidly intensify, such as bomb cyclones, are prevalent in the winter and with nor’easters, according to Tom Kines, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather. The name sounds frightening, but the storms are actually quite typical.
Meteorologists commonly refer to storms that drop 24 millibars or more in a 24-hour period as bomb cyclones or bombogenesis. An atmospheric pressure measurement is a millibar.
Sunday afternoon into early evening is when you can expect to see the heavy snowfall, according to Kines. There may not be much snowfall in the city and its environs at first, due to temperatures in the 30s and 40s.
But Kines promised that the snow will start to stick as soon as the temperature dipped.
Two to four inches of snow may fall in the city before the storm passes, with four to eight inches possible in the northwest and north.
After midnight, the snow should have disappeared, according to Kines’ statement to the Staten Island Advance On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, wearing layers is a must if you must venture outdoors. You won’t even get into the 20s tomorrow!
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Before a storm that is expected to bring two to five inches of snow to the area hits on Sunday, the New York City Emergency Management Department (NYCEM) has already issued a winter weather alert. This warning was issued on Saturday.
As the storm passes, an arctic blast will cause temperatures to plummet dramatically, as reported by AccuWeather.
On Monday, temperatures will barely above 20 degrees, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, they might not even crack 20 degrees, according to Kines.
Kines pointed out that even with the increased wind chill, the real air temperature could feel 10 to 20 degrees colder.
In order to be warm and protected from the cold, he reminded the residents of Staten Island to wear multiple layers of clothing, such as a hat, scarf, gloves, and mittens.
Because frostbite may happen so fast in these low temperatures, Kines emphasized the importance of covering exposed parts of the body, such as the ears and nose. Road crews will have more time to clear the snowbanks thanks to Monday’s vacation, which will make the morning commute easier. Proceed with caution if you really must travel, as there may still be a few greasy patches.
Highs will drop back into the 20s by Thursday and Friday, when temperatures are expected to cool off a bit. When contrasted with the savage cold earlier in the week, next weekend’s potential temperatures in the 30s will feel like a heat wave, Kines thought.
