For Immediate Release
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Rain may transition to snow after midnight tonight with possible impacts to the morning commute
December 11, 2022 — The New York City Emergency Management Department today issued a travel advisory for Monday. December 12. According to the latest forecast, light rain is expected Sunday with a possible transition to light snow early Monday morning. Any accumulation could result in snow-covered roads for the Monday morning commute. If precipitation continues after midnight, a total of 0.5 inches of snow accumulation is expected with locally higher amounts of up to one inch possible.
“New York City is preparing for the first potential snowfall of the season. Light snowfall accumulation may cause slippery road conditions and a messy commute on Monday,” said NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol. “We urge New Yorkers to exercise caution. If you travel, please consider the use of mass transit, and allow for extra travel time.”
The New York City Department of Sanitation is pre-deploying salt spreaders in every district to pretreat overpasses, hilly areas, and other locations that may be prone to accumulation ahead of the first snowflake. DSNY is prepared to dispatch plows in all sectors in the extremely unlikely event that more than two inches of snow accumulate.
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