The updated forecast on timing and track of the storm calls for the snow to end from southwest to northeast as midnight approaches. “The heaviest precipitation looks to occur between roughly 4 and 9 p.m. during which time snowfall rates could reach or exceed 1 inch per hour,” the National Weather Service said.

The warnings have been issued: the tri-state is in store for a big snow storm on Sunday that could deliver half a foot of snow to much of our area. Most of the tri-state was scheduled to be under a winter storm warning by the afternoon,

The snow is likely to fall on Sunday from the Appalachians to New England. New York City may see its largest snowfall in years.