The National Weather Service has updated its expected snowfall totals, and now expects only 3 to 6 inches in the area, with New York City and Nassau County on Long Island the hardest hit.
UPDATE: 10:17 p.m., Wednesday: Darien YMCA announced it “will be opening at 7 a.m. on Thursday, March 22. IF Darien Public Schools are delayed, Holly Pond School will start at 10am and all our youth programs will start at 10am. All adult programs will be held as usual. Please continue to check our website www.darien-ymca.org and voicemail at 203-655-8228 for updates today and tomorrow.”
UPDATE: 11 p.m., Wednesday: Norwalk Community College has announced: “Due to inclement weather, the college will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 22.”
Meanwhile, Metro-North announced that New Haven Line trains will depart hourly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The weather update at 6:36 p.m. occurred in the weather services Winter Storm Warning, which lasts until 6 a.m., Thursday. A Coastal Flood Watch, with tides rising one to two feet above normal, continues until 4 a.m., Thursday.
Here’s the weather service’s Darien-specific forecast, as of 6:56 p.m., Wednesday:
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Metro-North: Hourly Trains Tonight, Regular Schedule Thurs
Metro-North announced it’s reduced schedule for the evening:
Metro-North is operating a reduced weekday schedule with some combined/cancelled trains during this evening’s peak period. After 8 p.m., hourly service will commence to ensure customer safety during the storm.
Conditions are expected to worsen during the evening, making travel extremely difficult or even impossible. Please travel only if necessary. For those customers who are unable to postpone their travel until after the storm, please leave as early as possible this evening and leave extra time to reach your destination.
Customers should anticipate delays due to the effects of the winter storm throughout our service territory.
Should storm conditions worsen tonight and impact our ability to safely operate trains, Metro-North may be forced to suspend service with little advance notice. Hudson Rail Link may also be suspended as conditions worsen.
Metro-North expects to operate regular train service on Thursday, March 22.
Please continue to monitor this page or Metro-North’s social media for updates. For East of Hudson train times, customers can use ourinteractive schedules page or use the Train Time App. […]
Please exercise caution getting to and from our stations and on our stairways and platforms, and listen for announcements.