Winter Weather — Richmond (staten Is.), New York

2022-01-05 · Richmond (staten Is.), New York

Event narrative

Road closure of southbound lanes of the West Shore Expressway at Muldoon Avenue due to freezing rain. Freezing rain amount unknown.

Wider weather episode

A southwest flow aloft overran a retreating and shallow cold air mass along a weak stationary boundary. This resulted in a brief but impactful period of wintry mix of precipitation which included freezing rain during the early morning hours and into the initial stages of the morning commute, but most impacts occurred just before the start of the main part of the morning commute.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.