CNN :
A nor’easter largely spared New York City and Philadelphia but walloped other parts of the region Tuesday with heavy snow and high winds. The storm is moving from northern parts of New England and upstate New York into Canada. The late-winter storm brought chaos to travel and daily life, forcing cancellations of about 8,800 US flights between Monday and Wednesday. Thousands of schools closed. Connecticut banned highway travel for several hours, and major regional rail traffic was
suspended. Five weather-related deaths were reported in three states and in Canada. Normalcy trickled back to some areas as train service and flights resumed Tuesday evening. Schools in New York and New Jersey are expected to reopen on Wednesday. But blizzard warnings remain in effect for parts of New England until early morning Wednesday.
Freeze watches and warnings from Kansas City, Missouri, to Jacksonville, Florida, were in effect through early Wednesday as well. Temperatures were expected to be below freezing in some areas, while in others, the wind chill could make it feel more like the single digits. Icy conditions could refreeze roads, creating slippery commutes and making clean-up after the storm more challenging. More than 30 inches of snow were recorded in parts of upstate New York, according to the National Weather Service. Some parts of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine saw 20 inches or more, the weather service said.
“Areas along the coast from New York to Boston, didn’t see as much as expected,” said Taylor Ward, a CNN meteorologist.
“But some portions of the Northeast have seen more than 30 inches of snow.” Upstate New York had some of the heaviest snowfall in the region, with more than 30 inches recorded in parts of Broome County, south of Syracuse. Commuter buses in Pennsylvania and New York canceled service in advance of the storm. Dr. Marie Keith, who works in New York and lives in the Scranton area, boarded the last bus Monday night leaving for New York City. “There may be sick kids I need to see in my office tomorrow, so I thought I should be there,” she told.
A nor’easter largely spared New York City and Philadelphia but walloped other parts of the region Tuesday with heavy snow and high winds. The storm is moving from northern parts of New England and upstate New York into Canada. The late-winter storm brought chaos to travel and daily life, forcing cancellations of about 8,800 US flights between Monday and Wednesday. Thousands of schools closed. Connecticut banned highway travel for several hours, and major regional rail traffic was
suspended. Five weather-related deaths were reported in three states and in Canada. Normalcy trickled back to some areas as train service and flights resumed Tuesday evening. Schools in New York and New Jersey are expected to reopen on Wednesday. But blizzard warnings remain in effect for parts of New England until early morning Wednesday.
Freeze watches and warnings from Kansas City, Missouri, to Jacksonville, Florida, were in effect through early Wednesday as well. Temperatures were expected to be below freezing in some areas, while in others, the wind chill could make it feel more like the single digits. Icy conditions could refreeze roads, creating slippery commutes and making clean-up after the storm more challenging. More than 30 inches of snow were recorded in parts of upstate New York, according to the National Weather Service. Some parts of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine saw 20 inches or more, the weather service said.
“Areas along the coast from New York to Boston, didn’t see as much as expected,” said Taylor Ward, a CNN meteorologist.
“But some portions of the Northeast have seen more than 30 inches of snow.” Upstate New York had some of the heaviest snowfall in the region, with more than 30 inches recorded in parts of Broome County, south of Syracuse. Commuter buses in Pennsylvania and New York canceled service in advance of the storm. Dr. Marie Keith, who works in New York and lives in the Scranton area, boarded the last bus Monday night leaving for New York City. “There may be sick kids I need to see in my office tomorrow, so I thought I should be there,” she told.
