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A winter storm will be impacting several areas of the state starting this afternoon.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December 26, 2025
I encourage everyone to monitor local forecasts and avoid unnecessary travel. If you have to travel, plan ahead, take it slow, and leave plenty of time to get to where you need to go safely.
Heavy snow is expected to hit parts of New York, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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The heaviest snow began moving into the tristate area Friday afternoon and will continue through the night, making travel difficult from Philadelphia to New York City to Albany, New York.
The snow began reaching New York City around 5 p.m. Friday and was expected to continue overnight, ending around 7 a.m. Earlier, New York City was forecast to get about 7 inches of snow -- which would have been the most snow in nearly four years.
However, the National Weather Service later revised its forecast saying the mix of precipitation had shifted further northeast, lowering the expected snowfall totals around New York City and northeast New Jersey.
Due to a further northeast shift of mix precipitation, forecast snowfall totals around NYC and northeast NJ have been lowered. Latest briefing here: https://t.co/610UeEFm73#NYCwx #NYwx #CTwx #NJwx pic.twitter.com/a8RUj3yUcM
— NWS New York NY (@NWSNewYorkNY) December 27, 2025
Instead, the New York City area was expected to see between 2 to 5 inches with some spots seeing 6 inches especially to the north. A \"glaze of ice\" from freezing rain was also expected.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called it a \"significant snow event\" and said plows would be hitting the streets later Friday night.
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Six to 10 inches of snow is possible from upstate New York to Long Island.
Philadelphia can expect 1 to 3 inches of snow along with a glaze of ice, making travel challenging on Friday night.
On Friday morning, the freezing rain moved into Pennsylvania and covered roads across the state with dangerous ice. An ice storm warning is in place in parts of western Pennsylvania, where numerous power outages and downed trees are possible.
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