The developing Northeast causes severe weather along the I-95 corridor, bringing heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and possibly hail to major cities. Meanwhile, winter storm warnings have been issued near the Great Lakes and in the Adirondacks as the system is expected to bring the first significant snow of the season to those areas. Stay with FOX Weather for all the latest news.
TAKEAWAYS
- A nor’easter is expected to drop the first significant snow at higher elevations in the Northeast.
- Lake effect snow behind the storm could bring the first flakes to parts of the Ohio Valley.
- November typically brings the first measurable snow of the season to much of the country.
It was the warmest fall on record across much of the central and eastern parts of the country, which confined the season’s first snowflakes to higher elevations in the Intermountain West as well as parts of the Northern Plains, northern Michigan and northern Maine.
However, the Northeast is expected to bring the first snow of the season to seven Northeast states this weekend, with parts of the Midwest and Ohio Valley also expected to see their first snow.
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These places saw their first snowflakes of the season.
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Homeowners in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania, western Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and most of Maine will likely break out the rock salt for the first time this season as a storm moves through the region Thursday before sliding off the coast and turning into a nor’easter on Friday.
A shot of snow is expected at higher elevations Thursday, with heavier snow spreading into the interior of the Northeast Friday evening as the Northeast lifts northward.
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The coast and Interstate 95 corridor will experience widespread rain with temperatures too warm to support snow. Parts of far northwest Connecticut could see a dusting of snow.
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Snow Winners
Snow lovers will see the greatest accumulations in the Green and White Mountains of New England, the Adirondacks of New York, the Alleghany Plateau and the Appalachians of West Virginia.
Lake Placid, New York — Up to a foot
Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1980 Winter Olympics, could see nearly a foot of snow through Saturday. Lake Placid is nestled in the Adirondack Mountains at over 1,800 feet above sea level.
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Saranac Lake, New York – 5 to 8 inches
Saranac Lake, just 9 miles west of Lake Placid and about 300 feet lower, could see 5 to 8 inches of snow.
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Rutland, Vermont – 5-8 inches
Another target-like snowy area is expected to settle in around Rutland in central Vermont, which is along the western slopes of the Green Mountains and could also see between 5 and 8 inches of snow.
While Burlington, Vermont, which is about 35 miles south of the Canadian border as the crow flies but much closer to sea level, is expected to see between 1 and 3 inches of snow.
Farther south, Albany, New York, and Portland, Maine, could each see a layer of up to an inch of snow.
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Chance of seeing 6+ inches of snow through Saturday
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Lake Effect Snow Winners
Behind the Northeast, parts of Western New York and the Great Lakes could see their first significant snow accumulations from lake-effect snow as temperatures drop into the 30s for the first time this season.
Marquette, Michigan – 5-8 inches
While Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has already seen its first flakes, places around Marquette could see 5 to 8 inches of snow Friday through Saturday as lake-effect snow blows across Lake Superior. Marquette is under a winter weather advisory through Friday.
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Valparaiso, Indiana – 5-8 inches
Parts of Ohio and Indiana will see their first snow of the season as the lake effect machine gets going on Lake Michigan. Lake effect snow falls in wind-driven bands, which can lead to very localized totals. Some communities may be buried in snow, while others, just a few miles away, see only a light layer of dust.
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For example, Valparaiso, Indiana, appears to be in the jackpot zone of 5 to 8 inches of snow this weekend, while Michigan City, just 20 miles away, is expected to receive only a dusting to an inch of snow.
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Snow potential in the next 10 days
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Meanwhile, a powerful storm that is brought into the Pacific Northwest by an atmospheric river this weekend could bring the first snow to parts of Northern California.
Average first snow
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November typically marks the beginning of the transition to winter and typically brings the first measurable snow of the season to much of the country.
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