WASHINGTON – A powerful storm system continues to track across the Northeast on Monday, with lingering rain and gusty winds expected along the coast as snow piles up throughout the day in parts of northern New England.
Rain changed to snow early Monday morning as far south as Maryland and Virginia, including parts of the Baltimore and Washington metros. A half-inch to an inch of snowfall was recorded in the area near Dulles International Airport, just west of D.C. proper. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received 0.1 inches of snow, marking Washington’s first measurable snow of the season.
However, most of the Interstate 95 corridor up and down the East Coast will remain all rain.
Snow fell throughout the night from areas of the mid-Atlantic to northern New England. While portions of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are expected to see snow throughout the day, the bulk of the action is coming to an end farther south.
Snowfall totals ranged from about an inch in Virginia to nearly a half-foot in upstate New York, which was enough to slow the morning commute for millions.
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore/Washington said that after the quick burst of winter weather early Monday morning, a much drier start to the workweek will begin by the afternoon.
However, it’s a different story to the north.
The NWS office in Burlington, Vermont, said the gusty winds and heavy, wet snow could lead to scattered power outages during the day.
The region remains under Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings, with many of the alerts in New York and parts of New England remaining in effect through the afternoon. However, portions of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine will remain under winter weather alerts until at least Monday night.
Snow totals in Virginia ranged from just over an inch in Chantilly to about 2.5 inches in Waynesboro.
To the west in West Virginia, totals were higher because of the mountainous terrain. Snowfall totals there ranged from about 2.5 inches in Wayside to 5 inches in Lehew.
In Maryland, totals ranged from about 2 inches in Friendsville to 4 inches in Oakland.
To the north in New York, totals ranged from about 3 inches in Palatine Bridge to just over 5 inches in Franklin.
New York City is again going to miss out on the snow, so the Big Apple’s snowless streak will continue.
The rain and gusty winds will continue for millions of Americans along the East Coast and Interstate 95 corridor, but things will quiet down as the day continues.
Cities like New York and Philadelphia will be among the first to dry out on Monday morning, but farther east in Boston, the rain and wind will hang on for a bit longer.
Several inches of rain have fallen so far in the Northeast and New England. Rainfall totals range from over 4 inches in Dix Hills, New York, to over 5 inches in Milford, Connecticut.
Flood Watches remain in effect for at least 22 million people across the region. Flood Warnings are also in effect across southern Connecticut, eastern Massachusetts and Downeast Maine.
And the winds have been whipping across the Northeast and New England, with some areas seeing tropical-storm-force wind gusts.
Wind gusts ranged from 41 mph at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to 56 mph in New London, Connecticut.
As the storm exits the region later Monday, gusty winds are expected to continue, especially along the coast.
Winds on Nantucket in Massachusetts could gust to 60 mph or higher. Farther north along the coast, winds could gust to around 50 mph in Portland, Maine.