Spring Snowstorm Could Drop 1-3 Inches on North County10:55AM / Thursday, April 09, 2020 | |
Northern Berkshire may be in for an April snowstorm as an Alberta Clipper moves across the Midwest and into northern New England.
The tip of the storm reaching into North County and Southern Vermont could mean 3 inches or more in the higher elevations and sudden drop in temperatures within 24 hours.
According to Accuweather, the storm could turn into a "bomb cyclone" from Thursday to Friday.
"A bomb cyclone is a storm that strengthens so rapidly that the central barometric pressure plummets to 0.71 of an inch of mercury or more in 24 hours," said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
Even if the storm doesn't manifest, at minimum, it will mean cold temperatures, gusty winds and precipitation throughout Berkshire County.
As the storm enters northern New England on Thursday, precipitation will initially begin as plain rain or a mix of rain and snow in many locations. A push of colder air and a surge of deeper moisture will be the impetus for snow to begin in earnest across the region.
Snow will rapidly become heavy in nature over much of the area late Thursday into early Friday morning.
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