{"id":1666,"date":"2025-11-10T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:41:14","slug":"first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Proven First Winter Storm of the Season Brings Heavy Snow and Arctic Blast to Miami Homeowners This Week | Brickellsold: Mistakes to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#How_to_Prepare_Your_Home_for_Winter\" >How to Prepare Your Home for Winter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#Weather_in_November_that_looks_more_like_December\" >Weather in November that looks more like December&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#How_to_prepare_your_home_for_winter\" >How to prepare your home for winter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#External_Resources\" >External Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#FAQ_First_Winter_Storm\" >FAQ: First Winter Storm<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/#What_should_be_planned_first\" >What should be planned first?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Prepare_Your_Home_for_Winter\"><\/span>How to Prepare Your Home for Winter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The first major snowstorm of the 2025-2026 season has brought heavy snow and an arctic blast to many areas, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/miami-poised-for-potential-influx-of-wealth-as-high-net-worth-new-yorkers-evaluate-relocation-optionsmiamis-luxury-real-estate-sector-is-closely-observing-developments-in-new-york-city-parti\/\">Miami<\/a>. Homeowners should start preparing their homes now to protect against frozen pipes, roof damage, and other winter hazards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Winter Storm<\/strong> helps improve planning, consistency, and publishing quality when teams follow a repeatable workflow.<\/p>\n<p>Cool winds sweeping over the warm Great Lakes are sparking the season\u2019s first significant round of snow, with what\u2019s called \u201clake-effect snow\u201d clobbering the Chicago area and Indiana Monday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some parts of Northwest Indiana saw more than a foot of snow.<\/p>\n<p>But the winter weather won\u2019t be confined to the Great Lakes region. The National Weather Service served out bulletin after bulletin on Sunday, with an estimated 105 million or more people\u00a0subject to advisories, watches, and warnings on freezing conditions all throughout the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Homeowners from Chicago to New York and even down to Miami should start to prepare for an arctic blast this week\u2014because winter is coming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Weather Service map of the country shows the significant drop in temperature for the second week of December.  <span class=\"image-credit\">(National Weather Service)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-weather-in-november-that-looks-more-like-december-nbsp\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weather_in_November_that_looks_more_like_December\"><\/span>Weather in November that looks more like December&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to NBC News, snow will fall from the Great Lakes to New England and northern New York state down to the mountains of eastern North Carolina by Monday and Tuesday. Storm totals of 12 to 18 inches of snow is possible in parts of Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>While parts of the Northeast will be spared a storm, an arctic chill will settle over most of the country by Tuesday, with many locations observing low temperatures creeping down into the 20s and 30s, and some even lower, according to AccuWeather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even mainland areas of South Florida will drop into the widespread 40s and 50s, while upper 50s to near&nbsp;60 will be possible for the Florida Keys by Tuesday morning<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This storm pattern will introduce some of the coldest air seen for early November and that is the reason for the robust snow amounts expected in the Great Lakes and the far southern extent of the flurries into the southern Appalachians,&#8221; explained AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist <strong>Chad Merrill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, the places that are likely to get snow are seeing some of the earliest flakes in decades.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Places like Asheville, North Carolina, and Greenville, South Carolina, will see the first flurries of the season,\u201d Merrill added. \u201cIf Asheville sees any accumulation of 0.1 of an inch or more Monday night into Tuesday, it would rank as one of the earliest measurable snowfalls on record. The earliest measurable snow in Asheville, North Carolina, is Nov. 2, 1999.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, but Tuesday night, conditions will light, and while the chill will stick around, the snow and precipitation will taper off. However, forecasters caution that winter\u2019s early arrival is likely a preview of more cold outbreaks and snow events to come, which aligns with early Thanksgiving forecasts for a cold, wet holiday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-prepare-your-home-for-winter\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_prepare_your_home_for_winter\"><\/span>How to prepare your home for winter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Given the early onslaught of winter conditions, it\u2019s unlikely that many homeowners have thought about winterizing their home as of yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, as this storm moves out, there will be time to finalize preparations to keep your home ready for the brunt of winter to come. One of the most important projects you can tackle before it\u2019s too late is protecting your pipes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Frozen pipes will not only put your own home of commission, but they are incredibly expensive to fix.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrozen water pipes won&#8217;t deliver water to the sink, tub, or toilet\u2014and blocked heating pipes will prevent hot air from reaching radiators that are past the part that&#8217;s frozen,\u201d says <strong>Mary Redler<\/strong>, vice president of Polo Plumbing &amp; Heating in Lindenhurst, NY.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo avoid frozen pipes, protect outdoor plumbing fixtures by disconnecting any hoses, shutting off the water to external sources, and insulating or covering all faucets,\u201d says <strong>Brenda Bynarowicz<\/strong>, senior vice president of marketing at SimpliSafe.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re confident your pipes are safe, your next priority should be the roof.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the storm hits your town, experts recommend that homeowners inspect their roof (safely from the ground) and look for missing shingles, degradation, and curling, which can all leave your home vulnerable to leaks.<\/p>\n<p>Gutters and downspouts should be regularly cleaned, but it&#8217;s critical to make sure they&#8217;re free of debris before winter sets in, and with the colder weather settling in while leaves are still on the trees, it\u2019s a good idea to be extra vigilant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClogged gutters prevent ice and melted snow from leaving the surface of the roof. If gutters have leaves and debris inside, meltwater can build up in the gutter trough and turn into ice,&#8221; says <strong>Mallory Micetich<\/strong>, a home expert at Angi.<\/p>\n<p>Given the early onslaught of winter conditions, it&#8217;s unlikely that many homeowners have thought about winterizing their home as of yet. Fortunately, there is still time to finalize preparations and keep your home ready for the brunt of winter to come.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"External_Resources\"><\/span>External Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/essentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Search Essentials<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress Plugin Handbook<\/a> are useful references for best practices.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_First_Winter_Storm\"><\/span>FAQ: First Winter Storm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_be_planned_first\"><\/span>What should be planned first?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Start with the goal, audience, and deliverables so the final content and media support the same outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help implementing this workflow?<\/strong> Contact Miami Real Estate Insights &amp; Market Trends to plan a practical content and media process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 Proven First Winter Storm of the Season Brings Heavy Snow and Arctic Blast to Miami Homeowners This Week | Brickellsold: Mistakes to Avoid: How to Prepare You<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"7 Proven First Winter Storm Mistakes to Avoid","rank_math_description":"How to Prepare Your Home for Winter The first major snowstorm of the 2025-2026 season has brought heavy snow and an arctic blast to many areas, including","rank_math_focus_keyword":"First Winter Storm","rank_math_canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/first-winter-storm-of-the-season-brings-heavy-snow-and-arctic-blast-to-most-homeowners-this-week\/","rank_math_robots":"index,follow","footnotes":""},"categories":[1719],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miami-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4211,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1666\/revisions\/4211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickellsold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}