A weekend storm brought parts of northern New York to a standstill.
A ski mountain near the Vermont border received over three feet of snow that caused the shutdown of the Veteran’s Memorial Highway on Whiteface Mountain. Continue reading
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Heavy Flooding Hits Southwest England; Snow Shuts Down Other Parts of Country
England is facing a double whammy of flooding and heavy snowfall that is disrupting travel and electrical services.
BBC forecasters say that up to 16 inches of snow could fall across the country along with gale force winds. The heavy snow could continue through the entire weekend complicating rescue efforts in flooded parts of the nation. Continue reading
Snowstorm Brings Power Outages Across Upper Midwest
Large parts of the upper Midwest are without power as a massive snowstorm dumps up to a foot of snow in some areas. The storm seems to not be weakening as it bears down on the east coast, putting cities like Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. in danger of outages.
Heavy, wet snow knocked out power across parts of Indiana that reported a significant increase in car accidents in places that received as little as two inches of the thick snow. Tippecanoe County, Indiana reported 25 accidents in the first 5 hours of the storm Tuesday. Continue reading
Freak Snowstorm Blankets Northeast
An unusual April snowstorm covered parts of the northeastern US with as much as 16 inches of snow. Weather forecasters are reporting that the storm could bring record snowfall for many communities.
The snow is described as “heavy and wet” which is causing cities to prepare for power outages and downed tress. A member of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Public Works department told KDKA-TV that they have a forestry division on standby for tree problems and issues. Continue reading
