HV Storm Update: Timing, Interim Town-by-Town Totals, Next Storm

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A possible 1-4 more inches of snow is possible across the region before the storm moves northeast Sunday afternoon, and travel could be tricky with snow-covered roads and limited visibility north of I-84 and slippery road conditions to the south.

"Things may have quieted down a little bit, when you look at the radar, you’ll see that the back edge of the snow is pushing into the Hudson Valley," the folks at Hudson Valley Weather said on the website.

The National Weather Service downgraded its notice for the lower Hudson Valley to an advisory; however, the winter storm warning continues in the Mid Hudson Valley, where snowfall totals of 10-14 inches are expected from this storm, with locally higher amounts near 16 inches in Ulster and Dutchess Counties.

The storm walloped parts of the region early Saturday night. "An intense mesoband of snow developed and dropped 2 to 4 inches of snow in an hour," Hudson Valley Weather said.

In Ulster and Dutchess, snow will continue throughout the day. Additional snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts near 5 inches are expected. Winds could gust as high as 30 to 40 mph in the higher terrain areas.

For the lower Hudson Valley, additional snow accumulations of up to two inches are possible, though patchy freezing drizzle is possible first.

"We have State personnel who have been planning for this since Wednesday. Constant communication with locals getting ready for all of our crews. Everybody's been ready and working around the clock and I want to thank them," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a Sunday morning briefing. "When you see them out on the roads, just please slow down, stay out of their way. They're doing their jobs. They're keeping us safe. And you have a role to play there as well."

The National Weather Service issued interim snow totals at 8 a.m. Sunday:

Orange County

• 2 SE Port Jervis - 13.1 inches by 0630AM
• 3 NNE Unionville - 12.4 inches at 1253AM
• Middletown - 11.8 inches at 1215AM
• Montgomery - 11.0 inches at 1130PM
• 3 SSW Pine Bush - 9.5 inches at 1201 AM
• Salisbury Mills - 9.2 inches at 0500AM
• Newburgh - 9.0 inches at 1125PM
• 2 SSW Stewart Airport - 9.0 inches at 1205AM
• 1 WNW Monroe - 8.0 inches at 1230AM
• 2 E Highland Mills - 7.5 inches at 1212AM
• Warwick - 7.0 inches at 1030PM
• Chester - 5.5 inches at 1015PM
• Highland Mills - 4.8 inches at 1026PM
• Firthcliffe - 2.9 inches at 0954PM
• West Point - 2.5 inches at 0940PM

Putnam

• Cold Spring - 6.5 inches at 0700AM
• Nelsonville -0.3 S 6.0 inches at 0700AM
• Cold Spring - 6.0 inches at 0700AM

Rockland County

• Stony Point - 4.0 inches at 0700AM
• Blauvelt - 3.5 inches at 0922 PM
• New City - 3.0 inchea at 1135 PM

Westchester County

• Shrub Oak - 4.0 inches at 0600AM
• 2 WNW Jefferson Valley - 4.0 inches at 0600AM
• Hartsdale - 3.5 inches at 1040PM
• Croton-on-Hudson - 2.9 inches at 0945PM
• White Plains - 2.8 inches at 1037PM
• Ossining - 2.5 inches at 0845PM

A second, massive storm is looming that could bring 2-4 inches of rain to the Hudson Valley Tuesday and Wednesday.

"One of the largest storms of the winter so far will bring impacts from snow, rain and wind for over more than 2 million square miles of the central and eastern United States from Monday to Tuesday," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist. "Surging warm air, heavy rain and strong snow-eating winds will lead to a rapid runoff from Tuesday to Wednesday. Small streams and rivers will be on the rise with the potential for a serious flash flood event."

Everything will freeze overnight Monday, with temperatures down toward the teens. Then rain, snow and freezing rain is expected Tuesday afternoon, turning to all rain after sunset as temps rise as high as the 50s before dropping Wednesday into the 40s as the rain tapers off.

"Gusty winds, heavy rain, snow melt off, chock-full waterways will all lead to property damage and significant FLOODING," Bruce Furbeck of First Due Weather said on Facebook. "This could be the most significant event with flooding many of us have experienced since summer. Take the time to clean catch basins, gutters, and any drainage systems on Monday to save you some aggravation with the flooding. The rain will have nowhere to go."