By Julie Shapiro – DNAinfo.com
NEW YORK — Get your shovels ready.
The first blizzard of 2015 — which Mayor Bill de Blasio described as “one of the largest snowstorms in the history of this city” — is bearing down on the five boroughs and could dump up to 3 feet of snow on New York by Tuesday evening, the mayor and National Weather Service said.
“Prepare for something worse than we have seen before,” de Blasio said in a press conference Sunday afternoon. “Try with everything you have to avoid being in the middle of this storm.”
Forecasters issued a Blizzard Warning for New York City from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening, predicting a Nor’easter that will bring up to 3 feet of snow and winds gusting up to 65 mph.
City officials urged commuters to come into work early on Monday and leave early, before the storm intensified around the evening rush hour.
Schools will be open on Monday but after-school activities will be canceled, and schools will “likely” be closed on Tuesday, de Blasio said. Alternate-side parking will be suspended Monday and Tuesday and garbage and recycling pickup will be suspended as well.
De Blasio advised New Yorkers to stay out of city parks beginning Monday afternoon.
The snow is expected to begin falling early Monday morning, as winds pick up to a steady 16 to 21 mph and wind chill values hover in the teens, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters expect 2 to 4 inches to accumulate during the day.
The storm will intensify by Monday evening, with snow falling at 2 to 4 inches per hour overnight and winds blowing at 30 to 40 mph and gusting to 65 mph, forecasters said.
The combination of wind and snow will reduce visibility and make roads slippery and dangerous, said Dave Bowers, a meteorologist with AccuWeather.com.
“Tomorrow night and into Tuesday morning, the intensity will be so great and the winds will be so strong, that’s when road crews will have a hard time keeping up with it,” Bowers told DNAinfo New York Sunday afternoon.
“The visibility is going to be very poor at times, especially Monday night into Tuesday.”
whover writes to # its really weird because u diont know who ur talking to and it might be ur own husband at work either ways the snow is amazing not the wind
where is the 3 feet of snow?
to 17 I think YOU need to stay home
is beth rivkah having school on tuesday
IT WILL BE EXTREMALY DANJURES THE NATOINAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THIS STORM IS LIFE THREATNING
THERE IS ALSO A EXPECTED POWER OETEGE LATE TOMOROW NIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING THARE IS ALSO EXPECTID 17-26IN PROBOLY OVER 2FT
For those people with cars, make sure that your exhaust pipe is clear when you first start your car after a big snow. If it is blocked, then the carbon monoxide fills up the car ( G-d forbid ) instead of going into the street
Was canceled today and tomorrow – call 311
Is the snow kosher for a mikveh ?
Actually, bais rivkah did not give vacation on Tuesday….
What’s 2 feet nothing. Why is everyone making such big deal? Mamosh take complete rubbish .
Yea they gotta give us EXTRA vacation
yet street cleaning was not cancled
lighten up on the sarcasm won’t ya 🙂
schools can’t know now because Hashem runs the world not the weather forecaster
Usually you find out early that morning….
Hope that this doess’t ruin flights for people leaving to Farbrengen for Yud Shvat
That’s Murphy’s law! Sorry dear beis Rivkah student!
Will it be dangerous to walk outside?
i was thinking the same thing!!
its not fair!! 🙁
Don’t forget your shorts
i know right??!! :'(
this is as of in today but now we are expecting at least 24in possibley even 3 or 4 feet
gut gezokt!!
Why does beis rivkah have to have vacation exactly on the day of this big snowstorm!?!!!???!
No borsalinos please
It makes no difference what the Hanholos are planning. If a”concerned parent” you worry about your children’s safety and keep them home!
Montreal has had no three feet this winter
What are the hanholas of the schools planning?
City officials urged residents to plan to stay off roads beginning Monday night.
Is there ANY plan for the schools???
No! I didn’t expect them to think ahead.
Yes, on your feet.
again the tri state???????????????????? only tri state?
Montreal gets this like once a week……..
I hope they will have the runways clear by thursday…
I hope this does not ruin people’s plans to come in to NY for yud Shevat