NYC storm live: Millions under winter weather alerts as central park sees most snow in two years

New York City has been hit by a powerful winter storm that will continue to move north on Tuesday.

The winter storm warning remained in effect until 6pm eastern time on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

While a large amount of snow had already fallen, another two inches was expected in Northwest Suffolk, Northeast Suffolk, Southwest Suffolk, Southeast Suffolk and Northern Nassau Counties.

Total snow accumulations were expected to be six to nine inches. Winds were gusting as high as 35 mph.

Forecasters warned of slippery road conditions into the evening commute, and that the heavy snow load on trees could bring down scattered branches with power outages possible.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for the New York area until 6pm eastern time on Tuesday.

Coastal flood warnings and advisories were in place for the entire coastline due to high tides.

A gale warning was also in effect for the ocean waters today, according to the NWS.

A new storm system will come ashore from the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing a new surge of moisture and areas of locally heavy precipitation on the west coast, the National Weather Service reported.

This will include heavy rainfall for the coastal ranges of the Pacific Northwest and down into northern California. Locally a couple inches of rain can be expected.

Farther inland over the higher terrain of the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and gradually the northern Rockies, this precipitation will fall as heavy snow.

As much as 1 to 2 feet of new snow with isolated heavier amounts can be expected going through Thursday.

The west coast, and particularly California, has been battered by atmospheric “rivers in the sky” in recent weeks which have led to flash flooding, landslides and blizzard conditions in the mountains.

An unusual special election in New York City’s suburbs on Tuesday could be a bellwether in the fight for control of Congress.

Former US Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, faces off with Republican Mazi Pilip, a county lawmaker, in a race for a House seat that became vacant when George Santos was expelled from Congress.

The contest, being fought in a district that includes Long Island suburbs and a small corner of Queens, has offered a preview of the political strategies both parties might use in the fall, with the campaigns testing messages on immigration, abortion and public safety. New York is expected to host a handful of congressional battleground races this year and the special election could provide clues on how crucial districts might lean.

Still, forecasting for November could be complicated given that turnout, which was already expected to be low given the abbreviated race, could be further hampered by a storm expected to dump several inches of snow on the district on election day. (AP)

From tomorrow into Thursday, a weak storm system will cross the central Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes region, according to the National Weather Service, producing a few inches of snow.

However, temperatures for large areas of the Midwest will continue to be above normal, with temperatures somewhat below normal for the Northeast.

There will be the beginning of a surge of Arctic air from Canada by late Wednesday and Thursday into the northern High Plains, and this will set the stage for even colder temperatures arriving by the latter part of the week.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the borough of Queens on Tuesday to monitor snow removal operations by Sanitation Department plows.

City officials warned people to stay off the roads if possible while the storm continued throughout Tuesday.