The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm warning for New York, northeastern New Jersey, and southern Connecticut for this weekend. The agency forecast heavy snowfall starting tomorrow afternoon and extending through Saturday, warning it would likely affect Christmas travel. The worst of the storm is expected between 7:00 PM New York time (00:00 GMT) and 1:00 AM (6:00 GMT), with more intense snowfall beginning at 8:00 PM, totaling 10 to 20 centimeters. In New York City, the Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory from tomorrow evening through Saturday. New Yorkers will also experience temperatures not exceeding -1 degrees Celsius this weekend. According to local ABC7, the cause of this weather event is the storms hitting California, driven by a series of atmospheric rivers. These are the most intense storms recorded in California during the Christmas period in recent years, resulting in at least two fatalities.
