NYC Nor'easter: Winter Storm Warning Issued As Snow Approaches

NEW YORK, NY — Another nor'easter is ready to dump up to a foot of snow on parts of the New York City region Wednesday, making for rough commutes and posing a renewed risk of power outages and other damage, forecasters say.

Nine inches of snow are likely to accumulate in Central Park after the flakes start falling early Wednesday morning, though there's a chance up to 14 inches could fall, according to National Weather Service estimates.

The snow will be heaviest through Wednesday afternoon and early evening — 4.6 inches are expected to fall from 1 to 7 p.m., the NWS forecast shows. The city will be under a winter storm warning from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 4 a.m. Thursday as the storm blows through.

"Travel will be very difficult to impossible, including during the evening commute on Wednesday," the National Weather Service warns. "Be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times."

A high temperature near 36 degrees is expected Wednesday, with winds as strong as 22 MPH making it feel as cold as 20 degrees, the NWS says. Sunshine will return and temperatures will rise into the mid-40s on Thursday after the storm is gone, the NWS forecast shows.

The storm is expected to hit less than a week after a powerful nor'easter slammed the region on Friday. Four counties in the Hudson Valley area are still under a state of emergency as the new storm approaches, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said late Monday night.

Wednesday's storm will won't be as powerful as last week's, but it's still likely to hamper recovery efforts in the Northeast as heavy snow blankets much of the region, according to AccuWeather.

"The big problem is that the storm this week is coming so soon after the destructive storm from last Friday," meteorologist Alex Sosnowski told AccuWeather. "It will disrupt cleanup and restoration operations and is likely to cause a new but less extreme round of travel delays, power outages and damage from falling trees."

Here's a closer look at what to expect from the rest of this week's weather, courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of snow after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday
Snow. High near 36. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday Night
Snow, mainly before 2am. Low around 33. Wind chill values between 20 and 25. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

(Lead image: A group of women walk through wind and snow in Times Square in February 2017. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)