… Moderate to locally heavy snow will impact Bronx… Hudson… Kings (Brooklyn)… Nassau… New York (Manhattan)… Queens… Richmond (staten island)… southern Essex… Suffolk and Union counties for the morning commute.

At 600 am EST… National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking moderate to locally heavy snow developing over the area.

Snowfall rates of one half to one inch per hour and visibilities of 1/2 to 1/4 mile or less are expected to develop through 8am.

Temperatures dropping below freezing from mid-morning on will result in icing on untreated roads.

Expect travel to become increasingly difficult through the morning rush.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the area.

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