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Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Storm systems barreling across the country may bring as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of new snow to Washington and Baltimore starting late tomorrow, while New York may receive a foot, forecasters said.
With the Washington-Baltimore area still digging out from a weekend storm that left record snowfalls in some areas, the latest blast of winter “is going to be accompanied by heavy winds, which will make it feel worse, and across the Northeast that wind is going to last through the weekend,” said Tom Kines, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc.
A winter storm watch was posted today by the National Weather Service for New York, Long Island, southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. A winter storm warning was posted for Washington starting at noon tomorrow, and 10 to 20 more inches may fall, the agency said.
Crude oil rose for the first time in four days on the forecast, rebounding from a seven-week low. Heating oil also was up.
A system moving in from the west is forecast to collide with a coastal system moving north. Kines said 6 to 12 inches of snow may fall along a corridor from Washington to Boston, and some areas may receive as much as 18 inches.
The snow will be followed by cold air that will drop temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average, into the upper 20s in Washington, and be accompanied by heavy winds, he said.
Blizzard Conditions
“Expect near-blizzard or blizzard conditions to move northward across New York City and into Boston,” said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist at private-forecaster Planalytics Inc., in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories stretch across the U.S. from New Mexico east to New Jersey and from North Dakota south to Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures from Southern California to Maine are expected to be below normal Feb. 13 to 17, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.
The region from Chicago to Detroit may also receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, Kines said. A winter storm warning, meaning more than 8 inches of snow is expected within 24 hours, has been issued for Chicago, Indiana and parts of Michigan and Ohio, according to the weather service. Snow is forecast to begin in Chicago tonight and in New York by late tomorrow.
The ski areas of Pennsylvania and Virginia will get a boost from the storm, while resorts in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are likely to miss out, Kines said.
Futures Prices
Crude oil for March delivery rose 70 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $71.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Heating oil for March delivery gained 1.07 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $188.55. Natural gas was up for most of today before settling back on anticipation that inventories will meet demand.
At least 55,470 customers were still without power in Washington, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina following the weekend storm, according to utility reports. Of those, about 35,800 are in Washington, according to Pepco’s Web Site. Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings Inc. and delivers electricity to 767,000 customers.
Many of Washington’s streets still haven’t been plowed, and that is causing delays in restoring power, said Bob Dobkin, spokesman for Pepco.
“No matter how big our trucks are, to operate in 3 feet of snow is difficult,” Dobkin said by telephone. “The last thing we need is more snow.”
Schools Closed
Schools in Washington remain closed, according to the city’s Web site, along with federal government offices. Schools also are closed in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Delaware. The U.S. Energy Department and American Petroleum Institute may delay weekly supply reports because of the storm.
Only underground sections of the Washington Metro are operating and bus service throughout the city is “very limited,” according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Light rail services in Baltimore have been disrupted and there isn’t any service to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the state’s department of transportation said on its Web Site.
Daily snow records were set at the region’s three major airports, said Kevin Witt, a weather service meteorologist in Sterling, Virginia. Preliminary snowfall amounts at Reagan National Airport for the two-day storm were 17.8 inches, 28.9 inches at Dulles International Airport and 26 inches at Baltimore-Washington, he said.
“This next major winter storm snow event has a very distinct potential of reaching crippling proportions from Washington and Philadelphia to New York City and possibly Boston,” Rouiller said.
“If this upcoming storm indeed verifies, it will lift annual snowfall to historic levels and set many all-time snowfall records across this portion of the country,” Rouiller said.
--With assistance from Dan Hart and Vincent Del Giudice in Washington; Jef Feeley in Wilmington, Delaware; Reg Curren in Calgary; Mark Shenk in New York; and Margot Habiby in Dallas. Editors: Charlotte Porter, Richard Stubbe.
With the Washington-Baltimore area still digging out from a weekend storm that left record snowfalls in some areas, the latest blast of winter “is going to be accompanied by heavy winds, which will make it feel worse, and across the Northeast that wind is going to last through the weekend,” said Tom Kines, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc.
A winter storm watch was posted today by the National Weather Service for New York, Long Island, southern Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. A winter storm warning was posted for Washington starting at noon tomorrow, and 10 to 20 more inches may fall, the agency said.
Crude oil rose for the first time in four days on the forecast, rebounding from a seven-week low. Heating oil also was up.
A system moving in from the west is forecast to collide with a coastal system moving north. Kines said 6 to 12 inches of snow may fall along a corridor from Washington to Boston, and some areas may receive as much as 18 inches.
The snow will be followed by cold air that will drop temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average, into the upper 20s in Washington, and be accompanied by heavy winds, he said.
Blizzard Conditions
“Expect near-blizzard or blizzard conditions to move northward across New York City and into Boston,” said Jim Rouiller, a senior energy meteorologist at private-forecaster Planalytics Inc., in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Winter storm watches, warnings and advisories stretch across the U.S. from New Mexico east to New Jersey and from North Dakota south to Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures from Southern California to Maine are expected to be below normal Feb. 13 to 17, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Climate Prediction Center.
The region from Chicago to Detroit may also receive 6 to 12 inches of snow, Kines said. A winter storm warning, meaning more than 8 inches of snow is expected within 24 hours, has been issued for Chicago, Indiana and parts of Michigan and Ohio, according to the weather service. Snow is forecast to begin in Chicago tonight and in New York by late tomorrow.
The ski areas of Pennsylvania and Virginia will get a boost from the storm, while resorts in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are likely to miss out, Kines said.
Futures Prices
Crude oil for March delivery rose 70 cents, or 1 percent, to settle at $71.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Heating oil for March delivery gained 1.07 cents, or 0.6 percent, to settle at $188.55. Natural gas was up for most of today before settling back on anticipation that inventories will meet demand.
At least 55,470 customers were still without power in Washington, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina following the weekend storm, according to utility reports. Of those, about 35,800 are in Washington, according to Pepco’s Web Site. Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings Inc. and delivers electricity to 767,000 customers.
Many of Washington’s streets still haven’t been plowed, and that is causing delays in restoring power, said Bob Dobkin, spokesman for Pepco.
“No matter how big our trucks are, to operate in 3 feet of snow is difficult,” Dobkin said by telephone. “The last thing we need is more snow.”
Schools Closed
Schools in Washington remain closed, according to the city’s Web site, along with federal government offices. Schools also are closed in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Delaware. The U.S. Energy Department and American Petroleum Institute may delay weekly supply reports because of the storm.
Only underground sections of the Washington Metro are operating and bus service throughout the city is “very limited,” according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Light rail services in Baltimore have been disrupted and there isn’t any service to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the state’s department of transportation said on its Web Site.
Daily snow records were set at the region’s three major airports, said Kevin Witt, a weather service meteorologist in Sterling, Virginia. Preliminary snowfall amounts at Reagan National Airport for the two-day storm were 17.8 inches, 28.9 inches at Dulles International Airport and 26 inches at Baltimore-Washington, he said.
“This next major winter storm snow event has a very distinct potential of reaching crippling proportions from Washington and Philadelphia to New York City and possibly Boston,” Rouiller said.
“If this upcoming storm indeed verifies, it will lift annual snowfall to historic levels and set many all-time snowfall records across this portion of the country,” Rouiller said.
--With assistance from Dan Hart and Vincent Del Giudice in Washington; Jef Feeley in Wilmington, Delaware; Reg Curren in Calgary; Mark Shenk in New York; and Margot Habiby in Dallas. Editors: Charlotte Porter, Richard Stubbe.
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