Northeast Snowy Trick or Treat

Monday, 24 October 2011 17:14

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist, accuweather.com

Oct 24, 2011; 12:43 PM ET

The atmosphere could play a snowy trick (or treat) on parts of the Northeast prior to Halloween.

The same storm forecast to clobber Colorado with heavy snow will also visit the Northeast later this week. Some people may do a double take when they peer out the window Thursday.

If a heavy, wet snowstorm were to hit, it could greatly slow travel and have the power out for days in some interior and high-elevation areas.

Places in the Northeast that have the best shot at accumulating wet snow include the mountains from northern and western Pennsylvania to upstate New York and interior New England Thursday into Thursday night. This zone includes the higher elevations along interstates 80, 81, 88, 89 and 90.

The storm has the potential to bring just a bit of slush to a foot of the white stuff to the mountains.

According to Northeast Expert Meteorologist Dave Dombek, "The amount of snow that accumulates will depend on elevation."

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