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Say it ain’t snow. On the heels of the biggest snowfall New York City has seen in five years, we’re already monitoring another potential storm that could impact the tri-state area this weekend. A very strong coastal storm remains likely to develop off the Carolina coast.
On his own Twitter account, Cantore predicted 10 to 18 inches in NYC with regards to the pending storm. That range would double or triple the amount of snow that's already fallen in NYC to date this winter. According to National Weather Service data, 9.7 inches of snow was recorded to date this winter in New York's Central Park.
After first saying that it did not appear that the dead were homeless people, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has vowed to do more to get people into shelters.
The monster winter storm that New York City and the Tri-State Area have been bracing for arrived Sunday, bringing heavy snow, sleet and frigid temperatures.
A 16-year-old girl was killed in a sledding accident, as eight people have been confirmed dead in New York since Friday.
Retired NYPD sergeant Roger McGovern, 60, reportedly died of heart attack while shoveling snow at his Long Island church preparing for Sunday mass.
More than a foot of snow has piled up across New York since Sunday morning as a massive winter storm hit New York. In some parts of the state, more snow is expected this week. Some spots could see as much as two feet by Tuesday evening, forecasters said.
The major winter storm blanketed dozens of US states over the weekend, impacting some 180 million people from the Southwest to New England.
"Thundersnow can be found where there is relatively strong instability and abundant moisture above the surface," says the NSSL.