STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A winter storm barreling toward Staten Island is threatening to dump inches of snow on the borough beginning on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Services latest forecast issued Tuesday shows Staten Island and the surrounding boroughs are expected to receive around five inches of snow between Thursday morning and Friday night.<\/p>\n
An AccuWeather forecaster told the Advance\/SILive.com wed see about three to six inches.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service's high-end probability for the upcoming winter storm. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service said there is about a 10% chance Staten Island sees a higher snowfall amount of around six inches.<\/p>\n
The predictive graphic shows the North Shore of Staten Island being hit harder in this scenario, with the South and East shores still seeing around five inches.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service includes experimental probabilistic snowfall models to show a range of snowfall possibilities to compliment its forecasts in an effort to better communicate uncertainty during winter weather events, including maps that show a range of potential weather outcomes.<\/p>\n
The low-end prediction of the upcoming winter storm. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
There is a 90% chance that Staten Island and the surrounding boroughs receive at least two inches of snowfall between Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service predicts.<\/p>\n
The storm comes on the heels of multiple snowstorms in recent weeks that have dropped significant snowfall on the borough, causing slick roads and plowed-in cars.<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service's chance of snowfall graphic. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
There is an extremely high chance that snowfall occurs on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, with around a 95% probability that at least one-tenth of an inch falls on Staten Island.<\/p>\n
The agency said snow will begin mainly after 1 p.m. on Thursday before accelerating into the evening. A mix of rain and snow is then expected to carry over into Friday, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n
There is a high chance that Staten Island sees at least two inches of snow. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
There is about an 80% chance that Staten Island experiences over two inches of snow, the National Weather Service forecasts.<\/p>\n
That percentage is consistent across other parts of New York City, but falls slightly to 78% in the area around John F. Kennedy International Airport.<\/p>\n
This National Weather Service predictive forecast illustrates the percentage chance that Staten Island experiences over four inches of snow. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
The National Weather Service said there is about a 40% chance that over two inches of snow falls on Staten Island.<\/p>\n
The North Shore, according to this illustration, has a higher likelihood of seeing more snowfall, while the brunt of the storm passes north of Staten Island.<\/p>\n
There is almost no chance Staten Island sees more than six inches of snowfall, the National Weather predictive map indicates. (NWS graphic)<\/p>\n
There is almost no chance that Staten Island sees more than six inches of snow during the aforementioned time frame, the National Weather Service forecasts.<\/p>\n
There is a small chance 1% that Manhattan and the Bronx sees over this amount, but the areas surrounding Staten Island all register a 0% chance of that level of precipitation, according to the agency.<\/p>\n
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