A plowable snow - the first of its kind in our area in nearly two winters - is expected Saturday night into Sunday.
A cross-country storm is moving through the Southern Rockies today and will reach th.
city. the system right now in the west, moving into the southern rockies, then the plains and across the south. and then by week s end, that snow, rain, possible flooding, potentially damaging winds in much of the east, right up i-95. powerful waves tonight in california, all along the west coast. high surf alerts from san francisco to san diego. ten states at this hour already under winter weather alerts. more than a foot of snow already in california s sierra nevada mountains. tonight, new york city and several major steps preparing for what could be a rain/snow mix, and the shifting track that could determine everything. let s get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano, leading us off tonight with the latest track. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. our long range models have been pretty consistent with bringing a plowable snow here to the northeast. the last time we saw that was february back in 2022. the low itself is over the great basin right now. winter storm warnings posted
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