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A pedestrian walks along a snow-covered street on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in Albany, N.Y.
A winter storm brought snow and freezing rain into the Northeast on Wednesday, causing hazardous morning commutes and prompting school closings and delays.
The storm flooded some roadways in and around New York with heavy rains and dumped nearly a foot of snow in the Hudson Valley, NBCNewYork.com reported.
“Right now, we have light snow in New York, light snow in New Jersey, with heavier snow to the north in Worcester (Mass.), and snow coming down in Boston pretty heavy as well,” forecaster Tom Niziol said on the Weather Channel Wednesday. “Visibility is down to a quarter of a mile in Worcester and Boston right now.”
Up to six inches of snow fell from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts and Maine, while the New York City metropolitan area was glazed by sleet that turned into rain, leaving at least an inch of slush, according to AccuWeather.com.
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The brief storm offered a taste of the frigid conditions in store later this week when an arctic air mass from Canada is expected to roll into New England, said AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
The messy weather prompted hundreds of school closings and delayed openings in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, including 600 throughout Connecticut alone, NBCConnecticut.com reported.
It also delayed flights into and out of Boston, New York and Philadelphia, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
In Boston, flights at Logan Airport were delayed 30 to 45 minutes, according to the FAA flight delay information map. People traveling through New York’s La Guardia Airport were delayed an average of one hour and 35 minutes, and traffic destined for Philadelphia International Airport was delayed an average of 59 minutes.
The South, meantime, was being hit by an ice storm.
“Freezing rain will continue through Wednesday morning in parts of the South, mainly across the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys,” the National Weather Service said on its website.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Yep, it gets a little stormy now and then. Lena says it best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo
Yes she did, and she looked classy and hot doing it!
That is what happens in January. Winter weather. Guess what...in April you get to write an article about stormy weather.
Snow in January in New England.
Who'd have thought it possible?
What's crazy is that it didn't hit where I live first. We've been freezing cold, but only have a bit of leftover snow on the ground and clear streets.
And no snow in KS either-just cold. It looked like a great dead zone last summer. It was horrible to see the bleached white knee-high corn on either side of the highway, and big trees dropping their leaves mid-summer.
Hope it hits again Sunday. especially over Foxboro.
Pats will do even better in the snow.
exactly my point Janine...been a pats fan since i was there in 74.
Cold weather in January? WHAT!
it's winter in the northern hemisphere....deal with it for it could be far worse...
The south is freezing...hey Al is that part of Global Warming?
Sounds to me like it's that weather phenom called winter.
I must be south of the south? Here in Daytona Beach, Fla. it is going to be 83 today. Snow day my ass!
It's gonna be a pool day!
Steamie- I hate you just a tiny bit right now :) Today I'll be getting a few degrees above freezing for the first time this week!
Unsettled weather is unsettling. Where I am were are having cold temps but much less snow than what was normal a few years ago. So, climate change would seem to be happening. Hey, Al Gore made a buck or two on his global warming thoughts, but it is weather change in most place globally, not necessary hot everywhere.
im in NE and all i gotta say is.... at least it's snowing in the winter this year... as opposed to last year.. when it onll snowed in the fall.. oh climate change.....
Global warming is at it again.
It was 60 degrees in Boston two days ago.
60 degrees.
Please, explain that.
It's called winter in Boston. We will have one week of sub-zero and the next week in shirt sleeves.
Somebody needs to remind the writers of this article that Connecticut IS part of New England. I'm just saying.
It's 68 degrees in central Georgia--we haven't had any significant cold weather here in two years.
It's 68 degrees here in central Georgia--we haven't had any significant cold weather in two years.
Freezing Rain??? Hasn't that been called Hail for a long long time? Must be a new Climate Change term....
Meteorology lesson:
freezing rain = it rains and freezes on contact to the ground, roads, cars, power lines
sleet = rain freezes in the air and hits the ground in little ice pellets
hail = water in a cloud (usually in summer thunderstorms) circulates within the cloud- up to freeze, down to collect more water, repeatedly. When it gets too heavy for the in-cloud winds to hold up, it falls to the ground
You're not the sharpest knife in the drawer, are you?
So what........ We get snow out west as well......
Good grief, Charlie Browneye!
Hail happens in warm weather as in way above freezing.
Freezing rain happens when, hello! it's freezing or below!
Freezing rain is more deadly then snow. Try driving on it. Plus it pulls down power lines real quick.
I'll take 2 feet of snow over half an inch of ice any day. Much easier to drive on, and if you do slip, there's plowed snow piled up on the side of the road to stop you!
This is what happens when you sell your network to Al Jazeera while just getting under the tax deadline. I wonder if it's warm where Al is?
Kenya mother. I would say that it is very warm where ever Al is. He probably is taking a bath in his hundred dollar bills, and that would be enough to warm the soul.LOL
whever al is, i can guarantee you that it isn't as hot as where he is going to be.
More evidence of global warming, im not sure how, all i know is that everything that happens with the weather now is evidence of global warming...if you ask a leftist nutbag.
Or, sometimes it just happens to be cold in january.
@trudat6445-you should check out the US Navy Task Force Climate Change on Facebook. It was created because the DOD wants the conversation started. The DOD uses science in every aspect. They are on board with climate change and have some of the best scientists. Personally I think it is a pity that they have to defend willfully ignorant people who only like science when its integrated into their vehicle, and physics when they take a curve on the highway.....After that is it all just voodoo? hmmm?
Yep, so i was right, this snow, in january, is absolutely evidence of global warming, thanks for clearing that up kath.
Or are you saying snow in january is just voodoo? I can never tell with you loony lefties.
I'm in the northern part of SC and it's been in the high 70's for days now, tho it will be cooler tomorrow.
I'm in the South and not freezing at all!
Dear Friends: 11:16 AM 1/16/13
From out of the Pacific there is a merging force of wet, ice, snow swirling in three formations that will rise and head into the Western, North Western USA and Canada. If the winds across the ocean and the valocity pick up it will be one of those unwanted storms of the year. As it picks up and crosses the mountain ranges and prairies, Chicago be prepared. Long underwear and sweats will not be enough! Get blankets and buntings for the little ones ready. Please prepare and watch those that are living alone, have heart attacks or medical conditions that they would need assistance. This will be a hey day of a storm or longer as this cold wind and storms hits this nation. Prepare soups, breads that can be cooked quickly, have good reading books ready and poems. Please know that when the flu hits it does not select when children will get sick. Even when the lights go out. Have buckets on hand quickly attainable and anything else. Water! Stock, broth that is, and plans on how to deal with the demands. I can not tell yet if this will be a fast or slow moving storm, but it's formation will be formidable with the present and any additional forces. Please have the weather men and woman watch on MSN maps. It is educational!
There are also larger much of the same but not as cold in the Atlantic. Not as cold that is near Africa.
Europeans plese know that the same is applicable for you and as far north as NOrway, Syria and where our men and woman are throughout the world. Earthlings! storms.
Heat storms in Africa and South America.
It helps travelers and others plan. Advise!
God Bless. Amen. The Good Book might be comforting over the next few days and courage.
Little Woman Little Men Other treasures and ages recommended to read or to be read to.
It's 80 degrees here in Charleston, SC. It will be cooler this weekend...maybe 60 and that is arctic for us.
We had 70 degree weather last weekend in Virginia, heavy rain and in the 50s for the last three days, and now 6-8 inches is forecast for tomorrow. I'm not sure that stuff will stick to much after the first two set of circumstances - at least I hope it won't. My route to work is less than stellar on a sunny day.
I've had enough of this global warming.
Global warming discussions are truely a political agenda. The intent is to pin "Climate change" as a man caused event. After this becomes accepted. We then tax all the carbon producing Countries, Companies, and Individuals. Giving government more capital so they can be "here to help you".
There is much good scientific data to support both sides of the arguement. However, some times history is the best teacher. Climate on earth in best measured in milleniums. The largest impact to earth temps. is our Sun. BTW did you know that while earth temps were rising so were the temps on the other planets in our solar system ( must be to many SUV's out there).
The best history to look at is when has the earth been the hottest in the past? "The Little Climactic Optimum". A period of ~300 yrs. from approx. 1000AD to 1300 AD when temps averaged about 4*F higher then they are now. The ice caps in Greenland were totally gone (Vikings farmed Greenland then). People in N. Europe grew larger during this period (easier food access, less time trying not to freeze).
This warm time lasted 300 years. Even though there was only 10% of the current humans on earth. It must be obvious to all: They were all driving SUV's, Each had is own Oil refinery, and each voted Right Wing Wacko, every year.
This is all caused by HAARP and the government's use of to destroy every living human.
YEA BABY!!! Bring it on. Here in NH we savor the summer warmth and tear up the highways on our two wheeled sleds. Ah but in winter we really get down to business and tear up the trails on our winter sleds. The snowier and colder the better. Once the lakes are good and frozen we have own society, camaraderie abounds that not even the nitwits in DC can destroy. It's a great place to hide from the everyday humdrum of the world. Don't get me wrong folks, before the snow melts in late winter, a week or two in the Keys, Gulf Coast or Caribbean is a definite must. For now though bring on the winter. Last but not least bring on the RAVENS, we ain't to proud to eat crow. GO PATRIOTS!!!
Winter weather in Winter- how strange.! Al Gore thought he could lie and scam with global warming, now he and his slimy science pals have to scam you with global climate change. Al- Geezera network will be running the pig Gore's propaganda.