FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — It’s been cloudy and cold these past few days so why not add a little snow.
An area of low pressure that is situated near northern Texas Tuesday afternoon will lift just south of Indiana Wednesday morning.
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This will bring light snowfall for northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
Light snow will start falling near daybreak Wednesday so plan accordingly as any untreated roads could become slick for the morning commute.
Light snow will begin to taper off Wednesday afternoon leaving us with a few flurries possible in the evening.
Highs are expected to top out in the lower 30s.
Locally, this is not a robust winter storm.
Moisture is pretty limited so only light snowfall is expected during the day Wednesday.
When it’s all said and done, snowfall totals could range between 1-2 inches south of US 224 and up to 1 inch is possible north of US 224.
NEW ENGLAND SNOW
This is all part of the same system that brought snow to the southern Plains Tuesday that will move to the New England states for Wednesday and Thursday.
Much like a week ago, this low will team up with another one off the East coast and become a powerful Nor’easter.
A look at the expected timing and evolution of the precipitation for the upcoming winter storm on Wednesday-Thursday. Greatest uncertainties remain how far north into NY/New England the heavy snow gets & the location of the snow-ice-rain transition along the I-95 DC-NYC corridor. pic.twitter.com/s6CkgzWYRk
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) December 15, 2020
It’ll bring a mixture of precipitation from North Carolina to Pennsylvania.
Heavy snow is forecast for New England where parts of Boston and New York could see a foot of snow.
The briefing package is updated and can be found here: https://t.co/JiD09BPJVv
Winter Storm Warnings are now in effect, as well as a High Wind Watch for the coastal strip of NJ and DE.#NJwx #PAwx #DEwx #MDwx pic.twitter.com/p4hcMt9Dhs
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) December 15, 2020
Parts of Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey and New York could see 18-24 inches of snow.
A strong and gusty wind will bring white out conditions along the coast where wind gusts could exceed 50 mph.
The system will pull away from New England by Friday morning.