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Subscribe to RSSThe Weather Channel's Kim Cunningham has the latest on a storm that's headed to New England and a second storm that's coming out of the Rockies.
BOSTON - A weather system threatening New England with a third straight weekend of winter storms appeared to be weakening on Saturday night, promising less snowfall than expected.
Another storm was rolling out of the Rocky Mountains in the Western United States and could create blizzard conditions in Colorado over the weekend, according to a National Weather Service advisory.
Forecasters were also predicting blizzard conditions from Oklahoma through Missouri early next week when another snowstorm hits an area of the Northern United States from the Plains to the Great Lakes.
But by Saturday evening, the East Coast storm was moving more east and offshore than anticipated - potentially leaving areas like Boston with much less snowfall than originally expected, said Eleanor Vallier-Talbot of the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts.
"The further south you go, the less snow. Boston proper might not even see an inch of snow," she said. "The forecast models have been slowly but surely backing off this thing."
Related: Snow, freezing rain to lash New England through Sunday
Much of the Midwest is already blanketed with snow, with more than a foot reported in Kansas on Thursday, forcing airports to cancel hundreds of flights and leaving motorists stranded on highways.
On Colorado's high plains, up to a foot of snow was possible overnight and throughout Sunday, with winds gusting up to 45 miles an hour, said Frank Cooper, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.
A spokeswoman for the Denver International Airport said passengers could expect delays on Sunday as crews de-iced aircraft and cleared runways, and a Southwest Airlines spokeswoman, Olga Romero, said 46 flights in and out of Denver had been canceled until 11 a.m. on Sunday.
States of emergency
The New England coast - from northern Connecticut to southern Maine - was expecting an extended mix of snow and rain, according to a National Weather Service advisory. Residents were taking it in stride.
"Look, it's winter, it's New England, it snows. Happens every time!" said Steve Scardino, a software sales executive and lifelong New Englander from Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Farther north, near Portland, Maine, the heaviest snow was not expected until Sunday, with accumulations up to 8 inches farther inland.
The weather service said the storm may bring sleet and freezing rain to the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic states as well, with thunderstorms expected in the Southeast. It likely will dump rain from New York City to Philadelphia, it said. The storm barreled eastward after pummeling the Midwest during the week. In Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sly James said about 60 buses were stuck on snowbound streets on Friday, and even tow trucks were immobilized.
After a storm last week dumped some 14 inches of snow on Wichita, Kansas, and 11 inches on Kansas City, residents from Texas to Nebraska were bracing for another one early next week, according to AccuWeather.com.
Forecasters predicted heavy snow developing on Sunday night and increasing to a rate of 2 inches an hour from northern Oklahoma through central Kansas.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback declared states of emergency because of possible power outages and generally hazardous travel.
Drought-stricken farmers in the Great Plains, one of the world's largest wheat-growing areas, welcomed the moisture, although experts said even more rain or snow would be needed to ensure healthy crops.
Related:
Storm expected to give New England third straight weekend of snow
Storms to dump snow on New England, heavy rain on Southeast, forecasters warn
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This story has happened more then once. The weather is what it is.
I think this person says it all!
The same goes for all other locales in the US (CO, KS, MO et alia) Even Hawaii got snow on a couple of the mountains on various islands in the chain.
So this is what we can expect from "Global Warming/Global Cooling/ Climate Change"? Most people just call it weather.
gm mary, jack
As maxwell was oft to say....."missed it by that much"
GM TRAMP. I had to change it again. Don't call anyone a bitch@. LOL
Shame on ya mary. never engage in the name calling game, your dealing with professional window licking morons on here. You know that.
Ya but I just want them to come here and lick my windows. They need a good cleaning. I'am learnig.
Hence forth simply refer to em as the female breed of dog....it will drive em crazy. Kinda like telling them there's money in the corner of that building over there... then lead them into a silo... close the door and listen to em run rampant.
GM Scooter, around here we do that to Dutchmen! (hope you are not of that persuasion)
hi stone,
Most who read that comment are still trying to figure out what a "silo" is, let alone what its used for or its shape.
just like the best way to potty train a dog - a roundhouse has no corners for them to P in!
Big surprise. It's more astonishing when their predictions are right.
Maybe that will teach you idiots in the media to stop over hyping normal winter weather.
@Jacob007
I doubt it, as the idiots in the media, at least most of them live on the East Coast, and to them, the world starts and ends there. It's not really news unless it happens on the East coast. Whoop de do media, it is winter, and normally winter is associated with snow, cold weather, windy conditions, and people whinning they need help from those nasty snow storms.
But most of the people whinning are from the East coast. The mid-west and Western states know how to handle the winter, without the whinning. You don't hear or read about how much snow our higher elevations received. A hint to the media, the operators and owners of the ski lodges have large smiles on their faces, and so do the skiers.
Get over it people, it's still winter season, will be for several more weeks.
Just a note Sally. I live in NE and nobody here is whining or complaining or crying out for help. We've all dealt with winter weather, nor easters and the like all of our lives. It's no big deal it's part of living here. This over hyped crap is all the medias doing.
It must be that when people in other parts of the country see headlines like.... "More snow forecasted for winter weary New England" that people think we're whiners. WE did not write that headline.... the media did.
We all just wish the media would flush themselves down the toilet where they belong.
where ya been? they already did that.
Give it a break Jacob, this is all we have had to listen to for the past week, "Doom and Gloom" for the east coast. As SallyAnn said, the world ends and starts on the east coast, and of the people that I work with that originated there, and the others I have met through out my life, I would have to agree with her statement. We get 4 feet of snow in a 24 hour period and no one blinks an eye, we deal with it and go on with our lives. And yes you are whiners, go back through the numerous articles about your beloved east coast and read for yourself.
Hey Tired you get an A+ in whining. Do you feel better about yourself now?
Not whining Jacob, just stating facts. And I don't need to feel any better about myself, I feel just fine. But thanks for your concern.
bazinga
he got ya jacob. ya must be slipping, gettin slapped by someone who quotes sally? ...man that's gotta hurt....
I hope all those who stocked up on bread, eggs and milk enjoy their french toast fiesta!
beat my dog food, beer, canned asparagus and frozen waffles...note to self no more drinking before shopping.
Hell Tramp, what fun would that be. Just be sure the change is correct.
I agree, but it's the sell. I remember when the weather was the weather.
speaking of sales, the local stores no doubt have their bathing suits and 4 th of July stuff out by now. And then of course in july you can go get your winter coat, gloves and boots. and of course the xmas sales start.
Tell me about it. Try and get a mowing belt in October. The season is over.
local Menard's ran out of charcoal at the end of june last year and refused to re stock. (and i grill year round. ). "New policy" is what they told me, they order "seasonal supplies" once a year..... so if THEY guess wrong YOUR S.O.L....... All i can figure is they got bought out by the govt. Who else would refuse to use their heads and decide losing money was good business?
Don't you guys have Home Depot and Lowes?
Nope, there's a wally world here ... but damn i gotta be really really really in need to go there. Haven't you seen the "people of walmart" photos? that's some scary stuff.
The wife got a funny weather report from "North Dakota" the other day-"It is fkn cold out, stay inside dumb ass you will freeze your ball off. There will be no further updates till April 30". Well, funny to me anyway. GMUS
North Dakota...God's freezer. Only reason there's one day or so of summer is so the freezer can do a "defrost" cycle.
GM Logic and StonePipe
Also, the state tree is listed as a telephone pole!
GM Stone
Pretty much same ol same ol in other words.
Crap, I wrote BALL. Must be thinking of a bike rider.
or there was only one left on the brass monkey.
StovePipe, when I read that all I could flash back to was "Here comes Johnny he's a one balled man and he's off to the rodeo..."
I found this cassette tape when I was stationed in S. Korea 1985 by the "Kimchee Kowboys" and it goes on about the 1 balled man trying to ride a philly.
Scooter
cold enough to freeze the.....balls off a brass monkey also first hear in No Dak!
The further south the less snow? ya don't say...wow now that's some hard hitting top of the line reporting there, give her a Pulitzer.
Oh, you mean NBC news over sensationalized a weather report reporting it could cause death, destruction, and statewide loss of power, and it's not going to happen?
That's normal.
I wish I had captured your "10,000 FEARED DEATH IN TWIN TOWERS COLLAPSE" story. You can never trust NBC's predicted death tolls on the first day. It turns out the weather reports are not safe either.
It was a perfect example.
Yep cant pull the wool over ol Steve's eyes. ........wonder if he is still trying to sell Windows Vista.....
The news channels have been building up these storms all year as a way to get ratings. Last weekend we were going to get over a foot we got less than 1 inch this week it was 10-16 now we might get 4-6. By telling people this is another huge storn they raise the fears of people and just to get people to watch the weather. Like others have said this is N.E. we get snow deal with it. Next week will be more of the same snow snow snow already they saying we are getting it on Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Fri. I bet it won't equal 5 inches total.
LESS Severe?
Sorry media, you'll have to get your jollies elsewhere, maybe go chase an ambulance.
It must be tough as hell finding enough news for a 24x7 operation...
That's probably the main part of the problem,they need a catastrophe of biblical proportions every week just to fill all the air time.
Sorry to break up the bash-fest, folks, but I'd rather be prepared and have the storm fizzle than have no inkling and get caught without working batteries in my flashlights on the day my prescriptions haven't been picked up and there's nothing unperishable to eat in the house. The weather will always be difficult to predict, but we tend to only notice when 'they' get it wrong, and forget about the times when weather warnings have made it possible for people to prepare and protect themselves. Don't think much of weather forecasters? Don't listen to them, and wing it. And no, I'm not a weatherman and I don't have one in my family - I'm just trying to be reasonable.