This particular storm does not have as much rain for as many areas. Ocean and Monmouth counties see plain rain after initial sleet and snow. New York City is more likely to hold onto sleet and snow longer than Thursday morning's storm, ending as mostly snow Sunday morning.

The Big Apple is expected to be hit with 3 to 5 inches of snow over the weekend — or an icy mix of slush and sleet — while under an official winter storm watch, meteorologists said Friday. The powerful storm is forecast to blow in from the Great Lakes,