A nor'easter today will continue to slam the Northeast with snow, rain and wind, causing more headaches for Major League Baseball.
The
Winter Weather Center reports the storm rapidly intensified on Monday night.
On Tuesday, heavy snow fell from the Poconos through the Adirondacks, while a wind-whipped rain soaked the Interstate 95 corridor.
The Severe Weather Center lists the storm-related
watches, warnings and advisories in effect across the Northeast.
Expert Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson says, "This is a big storm by October standards." More a foot of snow has fallen in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania and the Adirondacks in
upstate New York.
The heavy, wet snow is being blown by winds gusting above 50 mph, creating near-blizzard conditions in many areas. Motorists have been caught off-guard by the winter driving conditions in the
Northeast. Numerous accidents have been reported on Interstates 80, 81 and 84 as well as local highways and roads in northeastern Pennsylvania and New York state.
The
East Regional News story reports that the wind will continue to lash the major cities along the Interstate 95
corridor, including Philadelphia, today.
Meteorologist
Jesse Ferrell
reports that snow fell Tuesday in northwestern Philadelphia suburbs of Doylestown and Willow Grove,
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| Tampa Bay Rays' catcher Dioner Navarro directs grounds crews to rake around home plate as a steady rain falls during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the baseball World Series against the
Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) |
and in Somerset and Trenton, N.J.
Unofficial snow totals reported today include:
- Slide Mountain, N.Y.: 20.0"
- Freeland, Pa.: 17.0"
- Tobyhanna, Pa.: 16.0"
- Mount Jefferson, N.Y.: 16.0"
- Prattsville, N.Y.: 14.0"
- Mount Olive, N.J.: 11.5"
Deteriorating conditions on Monday night forced baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and the umpires to suspend Game 5 of the World Series with the score tied 2-2 in the sixth inning, the first time a
World Series game that began wasn't played to completion on the same day.
Selig announced Tuesday the conclusion of Game 5 of the World Series has been postponed until tonight. "We are closely monitoring tomorrow's (Wednesday) forecast and will continue to monitor the
weather on an hourly basis. We will advise fans as soon as we are able to make any final decisions with respect to tomorrow's schedule," Selig said.
The Phillies lead Tampa Bay 3 games to 1, and can clinch the third World Series title in team history with a win in the resumed Game 5.
Chief Meteorologist
Elliot Abrams says that as the storm
moves up the coast early this morning,
"This would probably mean that virtually all of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, most of Maine and perhaps even Vermont would get rain. However, as the storm goes by, there could be a last minute change
to snow in the mountains and perhaps flurries could occur down to coast (sic) tomorrow (Wednesday) night."
Strong winds wrapping around the system will continue to spark lake-effect snow to the lee of the lower Great Lakes and in the Appalachians in West Virginia and Virginia.
The
Midwest Regional News story reports that flurries will continue early this morning across the upper Great
Lakes. On Monday, a couple of inches of snow fell in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Meanwhile, the
South Regional News story reports that the early taste of winter on Monday dropped into the Deep
South. Snow grains fell in Jackson, Ky., while the overnight low in North Little Rock, Ark., dipped to 38 degrees, tying the record set in 2001.
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