Last week’s storm brought major coastal flooding to MA, killed at least nine people and knocked out power to about 2.4 million homes and businesses in the Northeast. More than 2,600 flights were canceled, according to FlightAware.
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Hartford is forecast to get 6 to 12 inches of snow while Boston will likely see 2 to 5 inches.
– As the region continues to recover from damage following Friday’s powerful storm, the FOX 29 Weather Authority is tracking rain, strong winds and heavy snow for the area on Wednesday.
“The heaviest snow (and toughest travel) will be Wednesday night and first thing Thursday morning with snowfall rates at 1-3″/hr at times.
Fill bathtubs, locate the shovel, get flashlights ready, stay off the roads and away from plows, and.
Wind will accompany the storm, with the strongest gusts near the coast.
Snow is falling across the Philadelphia region as the area grapples with its second nor’easter in the past week.
More than 5,500 flights were cancelled in the US, according to the most recent information from data services firm FlightAware.
South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard ordered state offices closed in 13 counties.
Parts of NY and New England will continue to see snowfall at rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour into the overnight hours, forecasters said.
Amtrak says its Northeast Regional and Acela Express services will operate on a modified schedule Wednesday along the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston.
Forecasters said Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the New York City area could get a foot or more of snow, and MA 1 feet.
Closer to the mountains, beyond Skowhegan and Norridgewock, the snow is expected to be lighter and fluffier, with expected accumulations of 8 to 12 inches. If it tracks further east, snow amounts will increase by a substantial amount across the board.
“It’s a very dicey call for eastern MA”.
“It’s just a big rainstorm for you” in New Bedford, said National Weather Service spokesman Bill Simpson.
Less than 1 percent of all snowstorms are associated with the bouts of loud thunder and lightning strikes like the ones New Yorkers experienced today, ABC News reported.
The Wildcard: Some short-range computer models show a layer of warmer air in the CT River Valley (from Enfield to Hartford and down Rt 9 to Essex).
Ground temperatures in the winter are usually too cold for thundersnow to occur.
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How is it affecting travel? Thousands of flights were canceled, including hundreds to and from Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports in NY, and Amtrak modified service on the Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Keystone and Empire lines in the region.
