Winter Storm Watch Issued For Parts Of Hudson Valley

In advance of winter weather moving into the region at the end of the holiday weekend, the National Weather Service has issued winter storm watches for much of the Hudson Valley. For Orange, Putnam, Rockland and northern Westchester counties, the watch is in effect 7 a.m. Sunday through 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Heavy snow and mixed precipitation is possible, with total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches well inland and 5 to 8 inches elsewhere. A light glaze of ice is also possible.

Travel could be very difficult, and the hazardous conditions could impact holiday travel and the morning and evening commutes on Monday.

For Dutchess and Ulster counties, the watch is in effect from 7 a.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Monday.

The forecast is calling for the possibility of heavy mixed precipitation including snow, sleet and freezing rain. There is the potential of 9 or more inches of snow and around one tenth inch of sleet.

Travel could be very difficult to impossible, and the hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commutes Sunday and Monday.

For southern Westchester, the National Weather Service said a slow moving low pressure system may bring a light snow accumulation to portions of the region Sunday morning into Sunday afternoon. Precipitation is likely to change to all rain Sunday evening into Monday morning, before potentially changing back to snow Monday afternoon into Monday night. This may result in messy travel conditions for the Sunday afternoon/evening and Monday afternoon/evening timeframe.

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