Channel 3’s meteorologists are watching the potential impacts of a coastal storm that may arrive at the start of next week.

Blizzard Warnings are in effect for Long Island, all five boroughs of New York City, Westchester and Rockland counties, and coastal Connecticut along

A major coastal winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding to parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Sunday into Monday.

Meteorologist Stevie Daniels explains the difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm in this Science with Stevie segment.

At 12:29 p.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning valid from Sunday 4 p.m. until Tuesday 7 a.m. for Essex, Norfolk, Middlesex, Suffolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable and Dukes counties.

On Saturday at 1:02 p.m. a blizzard warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Sunday 1 p.m. until Monday 6 p.m. for Rockland and Westchester counties.