New England digs out from first big snowfall of season

No accumulation is expected, but snow showers could hit Hall County on Monday and Tuesday.

The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings and advisories in parts of the tri-state area as a nor’easter intensifies for Monday.

Here’s what we’re seeing with the latest data: Snow develops during the mid/late morning on Monday, with on and off snow showers much of the day.

Snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are forecast across the advisory area, with less to the north and west. The advisory is in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Temperatures are forecast to reach the lower to mid-40s Monday afternoon and then drop down to freezing by dawn Tuesday. There’s a Winter Storm Watch for NW Lower Michigan (Wexford, Benzie, Manistee, Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties) for up to a foot of new snow. Locally higher snow totals are possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cold, high near 9. But looking at this unsettled weather pattern this up-coming week, there is a chance the big ocean storm could back a little closer to the coast and deliver even more snow to CT.

A winter storm warning covers stretches from eastern Long Island to southeastern New Hampshire, including Boston and Providence, R.I.

Concerns: Besides slow travel Tuesday evening, blowing and drifting snow will reduce visibility and cause problems on the roads. Snow will be moderate for most areas, with heavier amounts possible near the coast.

Bill Simpson, a Taunton-based National Weather Service meteorologist, said snow and wind will continue to diminish. George Calos of Manchester Conn., clears snow from the sidewalk along Summit Street in Manchester, Conn., on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016.

COASTAL IMPACTS: With the strong offshore storm that passed by today and the continued onshore wind flow, tides will continue to run higher than normal. Every public school in Rhode Island was closed except for the lone school on Block Island, which was expected to get much less snow than the mainland.

Snow is still on the way for Monday into Tuesday. Between that and light winds, the snow should stay where it falls, he said. Utility Eversource late Friday reported about 31,000 outages in CT, while the two major utilities in MA reported more than 100,000 combined.