Nor’easter could slam state
Midweek storm could dump more than a foot of fluffy snow
Sunday’s unseasonably balmy day to round out the December weekend, hitting record warm temps in some New England cities, may give way to a winter wallop later this this week.
Meteorologists are tracking a potentially significant snowstorm that could dump a foot or more on Massachusetts from Wednesday into Thursday.
The exact path of the nor’easter is still uncertain as the storm sat on the West Coast on Sunday afternoon. But meteorologists say that the odds are increasing for major snow accumulations in southern New England.
“Enjoy today’s warmth while you can because the big story of the week will be a nor’easter forming,” National Weather Service meteorologist Glenn Field said on Sunday.
“It looks like it could be a big storm, the type of storm that could easily bring a foot or more to the northeast corridor,” he said.
Sunday’s warm weather resulted in temperature records for some New England cities. The 61 degrees recorded in Hartford broke the city’s previous warmest Dec. 13 of 60 degrees, set in 1984. Providence tied its warmest Dec. 13 — 63 degrees, which previously happened in 1983.
Before the potential nor’easter, the region is expected to see some flakes Monday afternoon into the evening. That could result in about an inch of snow on grassy surfaces.
But then all eyes will shift to Wednesday night into Thursday. According to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, the highest probabilities for heavy snow potential are the interior mid-Atlantic and southern New England regions.
Meteorologists are predicting a fluffy snow for this storm.
“That’s good because it’s less of a power line threat, but the fluffier it is, the more it piles up and is why amounts could be fairly prolific,” Field said.
The storm is expected to bring strong winds to the coast. With the high astronomical tides, there’s a chance for moderate coastal flooding along the eastern coast of Massachusetts.