Snowstorm Shifts Northeastward Across New England
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A powerful nor'easter will shift northeastward across Maine and into New Brunswick and Nova Scotia tonight creating nightmares for travelers and residents.
Places bearing the brunt of the storm are facing two-inch-per-hour, nearly horizontal snow, such as across southeastern Maine into the evening.
Even over the interior of New England where strong winds will not severely blow the snow around, enough snow has fallen to clog roads.
A measurement of 27.0 inches was taken in Newtown, Conn. Portions of central Long Island have received 18.0 inches thus far. The Boston area was hit with 12 to 18 inches of snow.
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Severe disruptions to travel and daily routines continue to plague residents and commuters, especially north of New York City.
The combination of snow-clogged roads and greatly reduced visibility will make travel across eastern New England extremely treacherous, if not impossible for a time.
The nightmare also extends to airline passengers. No flights were taking off or landing at Boston's Logan International Airport for a time Wednesday.
AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Andy Mussoline warned of this on Tuesday.
Mussoline continued, "Commuter trains could experience delays or cancellations across the region as well."
The snowstorm has come to an end and road conditions are improving in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City.
Wednesday's blizzard was the product of two storm systems merging together. One of these systems overwhelmed the South with snow and ice Sunday into Monday. The other recently spread disruptive snow across the Midwest.
The blizzard is now so potent that lightning strikes were observed over parts of southern New England.
The strength of the storm's winds were also strong enough to cause power outages and tree damage across eastern New England. A wind gust near 80 mph occurred on Cape Cod, Mass. this morning.
The blizzard will slowly leave New England tonight, spreading disruptive snow across more of Atlantic Canada in the process.
AccuWeather.com Facebook Fan James M. snapped this photo a few hours after the snow began in Boston early this morning. Upload your snow photos on our Facebook page.
Brisk winds will blast through the entire Northeast on Thursday in the snowstorm's wake. In New England and upstate New York, wind will blow snow across roads in open areas.
Even though freezing rain never glazed the Northeast, AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski warned that problems with ice may follow this blizzard in the upcoming days.
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