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Major Northeast Snowstorm Is No April Fools' Day Joke
By Paul Yeager - AOL NewsAs the calendar changes from March to April, the Northeast will be hit with a winter storm beginning tonight that would be impressive even in the heart of winter. The result will be heavy snow and potential travel delays, downed tree limbs and power outages over a large portion of New England and upstate New York from tonight through Friday, April Fools' Day. The accumulating snow will extend southward into the mid-Atlantic region. Toby Talbot, AP Dave Jacobs tries to shovel out his car earlier this month in Montpelier, Vt. The heaviest snow will occur from the higher elevations ...
Spring on Hold as Nearly a Foot of Snow Expected in Northeast
By not in system - AOL NewsALBANY, N.Y. -- Winter isn't done with some areas of the Northeast just yet. A springtime storm could bring nearly a foot of snow to areas of northern Pennsylvania and upstate New York. The National Weather Service says some communities in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains can expect more than 11 inches by the time the storm moves out. Schools in parts of northwest New Jersey have closed or delayed opening Wednesday because of the weather. Up to 6 inches of snow has already fallen in parts of western New York and up to a foot more could fall upstate over the next day. Snow fell on the New ...
Late-Winter Snow, Flooding Wallop New England, NY
By not in system - AOL NewsMONTPELIER, Vt. -- A fierce storm late in a snow-heavy winter blanketed northern New England and upstate New York with up to 30 inches of snow Monday, while western Connecticut was deluged with so much rain that parts of homes and cars floated down a swollen river. In northern Vermont, drifting and blowing snow caused whiteout conditions with near-zero visibility, and a 10- to 12-mile section of Interstate 89 was closed for hours. Thirty inches of snow was reported in Jericho in northwestern Vermont at midday, the National Weather Service said, and the Burlington Airport saw its biggest March ...
Northern New England Snowstorm Could Reach 30 Inches
By not in system - AOL NewsMONTPELIER, Vt. -- A fierce winter storm was blanketing northern New England and upstate New York with up to 30 inches of snow Monday, while western Connecticut was deluged with so much rain that parts of homes and cars floated down a swollen river. As of 1 p.m., 23.3 inches of snow had fallen at Burlington International Airport -- the biggest March snowfall there on record -- and it wasn't finished yet. At Aubuchon Hardware in downtown Montpelier, the most popular types of snow shovels were sold out, the grass seed was on display and store were readying shelves for more springtime ...
After Dumping a Foot of Snow in Midwest, Storm Heads East
By not in system - AOL NewsMINNEAPOLIS -- A major snow storm dealt another winter wallop to Wisconsin, Michigan and northern Ohio on Monday as it moved east out of Minnesota leaving more than a foot of fresh snow in its wake. Operations were returning to normal at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after the storm prompted Delta Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights Sunday, although hourlong delays were reported. Airport spokeswoman Melissa Scovronski said about 60 departures and 100 arrivals were canceled early Monday, but she said she didn't expect more because the weather was clearing. The National ...
Another Blizzard Roars Through Nation's Midsection
By not in system - AOL NewsTULSA, Okla. -- A second powerful blizzard in a week roared through parts of the nation's midsection on Wednesday, bringing biting winds and dumping more than a foot of snow on areas still digging out from last week's major storm. As the system moved eastward toward the Deep South, it dropped 16 inches of snow on the northeastern Oklahoma town of Pahuska and 14 inches on nearby Eucha, according to Osage County Emergency Management Director Howard Pattison. Salina Journal / AP David Graf shovels snow from his driveway in Salina, Kan., on Tuesday. Bartlesville, about 50 miles north ...
Another Winter Storm Hits Deep South; East Coast Is Next
By Paul Yeager - AOL NewsThe combination of Arctic cold and a developing storm system is producing another major winter storm across the United States -- one that's already started in the Deep South and will spread to the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. Snow and ice accumulation will result in dangerous travel and possible power outages, especially in eastern and southern Texas, northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas, but at least a little frozen precipitation will extend as far east as the Carolinas through Friday. Spotty snow and freezing rain were occurring in numerous locations along this corridor during the ...
Mammoth Storm Leaves Bitter Cold, Destruction
By not in system - AOL NewsMILFORD, Conn. -- An enormous winter storm left Midwesterners shivering in its frozen footprint and crushed snow-laden buildings in the Northeast, where a combination of ice, snow and rain pushed much of the winter-cursed region to its breaking point. Wind chills dipped to nearly 30 below in parts of the nation's midsection early Thursday as the region began dealing with the storm's aftermath. The sprawling system unloaded as much as 2 feet of snow, crippled airports and stranded drivers in downtown Chicago as if in a prairie blizzard. Even the sunny Southwest wasn't spared: Freezing ...
Snow ... in Mexico? Rare Winter Dusting Shuts Down Ciudad Juarez
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsIt was just a dusting, really, but in Ciudad Juarez, that was too much. The same storm that plowed through wide swaths of the United States swiped Mexico's northern border cities Wednesday night, covering the region in a thin layer of snow and bringing record-breaking temperatures that wreaked havoc in an area usually untouched by winter's misery. In Ciudad Juarez, life ground to a virtual halt. The city's schools and factories were closed, and thousands of residents who are homeless or live in unweatherized dwellings headed for government-run shelters Wednesday night, according to The ...
Caught on Camera: Snow Collapses Massachusetts Building [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsThe latest storm to dump heavy snow on the Northeast left buildings wrecked in Massachusetts. A video camera caught the moment that the roof and front wall of Triton Technology's building in Easton caved in Wednesday. Commercial building collapses in Easton: wwlp.com Workers told WWLP TV they rushed for the door when they heard creaking and saw ceiling tiles falling. In Norwood, rain-soaked snow brought down the roof of an airport hangar, damaging six planes and a helicopter, WWLP reported. No one was hurt in either incident. More Blizzard 2011 coverage from Surge Desk: Jim ...
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