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Northeast Wind Storm Winding Down

February 25, 2019
UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West
A powerful winter storm influence will slowly fade away, not before producing more strong winds, lake-effect snow squalls and frigid temperatures.
 
A tightly wound low pressure system which brought weekend trouble to the U.S. as moved across the central and eastern U.S., is slowly pushing into eastern Canada. A strong high pressure over the northern Plains is rapidly building behind it, producing a strong northwest flow over the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The result will be wind gusts and lake-effect snow squalls.
 
Wind gusts felt all day across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic will diminish this evening. However, there will still be a few gusts of 50 to 55 mph across the Northeast. Wind Advisories and High Wind Warnings stretch from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, Conn., Providence, R.I., and Boston.  Saturated soil from Sunday’s heavy rain paired with strong wind gusts could make a recipe for downed trees and powerlines, especially across the Mid-Atlantic.
 
Meanwhile, on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, blustery, frigid air moving across the relatively warm lake water are fueling lake-effect snow that could travel as far east as eastern New England. Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches are likely on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Wind gusts up to 60 mph will produce blowing snow and little or no visibility, so a Blizzard Warning has been issued for Watertown, Oswego, and Utica, N.Y.
 
The departure of this system is also delivering frigid temperatures to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Lows tonight will be in the minus-10 to minus-15 range throughout the Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lower wind speeds will not contribute to dangerous wind chill values.