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A major winter storm is pummeling the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.
The snow came down particularly hard in areas north and east of the city. Several communities in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut recorded 9 inches.
A winter storm warning in place for the tristate region. Six to 9 inches of snow is possible in upstate New York, with 10 inches possible in the Hudson Valley. Five to 8 inches is forecast for northern New Jersey, while Hartford, Connecticut, could get about 4 inches.
New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is the hardest hit, with more than 350 flights scheduled for Friday already cancelled.
Kickoff temperature at Yankee Stadium is expected to be somewhere in the 28 to 33 degrees range, which would be significantly chillier than Clemson’s previous coldest game in 2025. It was 41 degrees in Columbia, South Carolina when Clemson played the rival USC Gamecocks on Nov. 29.
Heavy snow fell from southern Connecticut through the Hudson Valley and into parts of New York on Friday as most of Long Island saw anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of snow.
New York City could see its heaviest snowfall since 2022, while some regions of the U.S. are breaking heat records the week of Christmas.