Storm batters US Midwest, Northeast, brings snowfall
16 Dec 2013 5:36 AM IST
Airlines reported weather-related delays and cancellations, with major airports in Chicago, Washington, New York City and Newark, New Jersey, scrubbing dozens of flights, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and FlightStats.com. Nearly 1,000 US flights were cancelled on Saturday, FlightAware.com said.
The fast-moving snowstorm stretched from Missouri to Maine, as steady rain fell in the southeastern states.
‘A band of very heavy snow with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) an hour will move from south to north across northern New England tonight,’ said Brooke Taber, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
The heaviest accumulation was expected in central Pennsylvania, New York state and interior New England, which could see from 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) of snow. Mountainous areas and parts of eastern Maine could be walloped by 14 inches (35.6 cm) of snow. Snow expected to change to freezing rain in parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut could accumulate to a quarter-inch (6.5 mm) of ice, according to the National Weather Service.
The fast-moving snowstorm stretched from Missouri to Maine, as steady rain fell in the southeastern states.
‘A band of very heavy snow with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) an hour will move from south to north across northern New England tonight,’ said Brooke Taber, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
The heaviest accumulation was expected in central Pennsylvania, New York state and interior New England, which could see from 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) of snow. Mountainous areas and parts of eastern Maine could be walloped by 14 inches (35.6 cm) of snow. Snow expected to change to freezing rain in parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut could accumulate to a quarter-inch (6.5 mm) of ice, according to the National Weather Service.
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