The Northeast is currently bracing for a midweek storm that threatens to dump snow, ice, sleet and rain on Thanksgiving plans. To the south and west of New York State, snow and rainstorms that will fuel what the National Weather Service is calling a "complicated" storm system have already claimed over a dozen lives, and left thousands without power.
The latest forecasts from local National Weather Service stations predict that the storm will reach the Catskills region by Tuesday afternoon, and continue into Wednesday, with initial snow and sleet shifting over into heavy rain as the storm moves through the area. With about 1 to 3 inches of precipitation in the forecast for the event, some flooding is possible.
Even before the storm gets going on Tuesday, the eastern Catskills may be in for some early-morning precipitation. Forecasters in Albany are predicting a burst of light early-morning snow in eastern New York and western Massachusetts, slated to move in during the wee hours and last until 9 or 10 a.m. Morning commuters should watch for slippery conditions.
The early-morning snow will subside during the day, forecasters predict, and pick up again around mid-afternoon, when the larger storm system moves in.
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