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Second Day of Storm to Deal Heavier Blow - Nor'easter!
ABC News ^ | December 6, 2003

Posted on 12/06/2003 10:43:30 AM PST by NYer

The first major snowstorm to plow through the Northeast this season was threatening near whiteout conditions from New Jersey to Maine on Saturday after burying Pittsburgh under 7 inches of snow, delaying flights from Boston to Washington, D.C., and creating hazardous driving conditions blamed for at least five deaths.

As much as 2 feet of snow was forecast for Massachusetts by the end of the weekend, and northern Pennsylvania was bracing for as much as 20 inches.

"We're hoping the forecasters are wrong, but if they're not, we're trusting that people will be staying home with their families and off the road so we can get our job done," said Anna Farneski, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Drivers on Friday braved slick highways, and commuters shuffled along frozen sidewalks as they tried to make their way home through the wind and snow. In New York City, traffic slowed to a crawl.

"The salt is here, the trucks are ready, the chains are on, and New York is prepared for the assault," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.

The storm was blamed for at least five traffic deaths, including the 74-year-old driver of a van that collided with a school bus in Pennsylvania. None of the three dozen children on the bus was hurt. Two people were killed in Virginia and two in New Jersey.

More than 80 fender-benders were reported on the New Jersey Turnpike, where the speed limit was reduced from 65 mph to 35 mph because of dangerous conditions.

The storm brought several inches of snow to Virginia and Maryland on Friday, and road crews were preparing for a second onslaught with flurries overnight expected to turn to heavy snow. Four to 8 inches was expected in the Baltimore region.

Dave Martin, a National Weather Service Meteorologist in State College, Pa., said the two-day storm was dumping a large but not overwhelming amount of snow on an area stretching from the Carolinas to New England.

"What's unique is the fairly big accumulation, but what's making it relatively easy is that it's over two days," Martin said Saturday.

Forecasters predicted accumulations of up to 20 inches in northern Pennsylvania, up to 15 inches in New Jersey, and 12 to 18 inches in New York City and its suburbs by the end of the weekend.

Flights were delayed or canceled early Saturday at Logan International Airport in Boston, where wind gusts were at 35 mph, an airport spokesman said. Cancellations and delays also were expected Saturday at New York's La Guardia and John F. Kennedy airports and New Jersey's Newark Liberty International, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

About 100 flights were canceled at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, and some flights were delayed at Washington Dulles International Airport.

While the storm disrupted or postponed outdoor plans including Frederick, Md.'s downtown Kris Kringle parade, which was delayed for a week some people embraced the seasonal weather.

"We're loving it," said Tana Graham, visiting New York City from Jackson, Miss. "It's putting us in the Christmas spirit."

Others were dismayed at the prospect of digging out. Sucie Stevenson looked dejected while inspecting a shovel she had just bought at a home and garden center in Orleans, Mass.

"I love storms, but I don't like shoveling," Stevenson said.

Many schoolchildren got an early start to their weekend when dozens of schools closed early on Friday. Some high school students got a lucky break when several schools canceled Saturday's scheduled Scholastic Aptitude Tests.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut; US: Maine; US: Massachusetts; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania; US: Rhode Island; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: blizzard; noreaster; snow; snowstorm
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To: xsmommy
Hey, hey, now. don't be telling stories out of school.
41 posted on 12/06/2003 1:46:00 PM PST by patton (I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
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To: patton
i didn't reveal what sort of action you were looking for, calm down!
42 posted on 12/06/2003 1:46:39 PM PST by xsmommy
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To: NYer
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Observation Location: Lunken Field
updated as of DEC 06, 2003 03:52 PM EDT
weather data provided by The Weather Channel®





Current Conditions
42° Mostly Cloudy

Feels Like: 36°

Wind: 10mph from the NorthWest
Barometer: 30.23 inches and Falling
Humidity: 67%
Visibility: Unlimited
Sunrise/Sunset: 7:42 am / 5:14 pm
43 posted on 12/06/2003 1:47:35 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (WHO DEY! WHO DEY! WHO DEY THINK GONNA BEAT DEM BENGALS!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Rebelbase
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Dew Point: 30°F
Humidity: 19%
Visibility: Unlimited
Pressure: 29.97 inches and falling
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44 posted on 12/06/2003 2:00:05 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Chilling Effect-1, Global Warming-0)
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To: Rebelbase
In all fairness, I feel compelled to correct a misconception. The report says "mostly cloudy", but in actuality, the sky is quite blue today.
45 posted on 12/06/2003 2:02:14 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Chilling Effect-1, Global Warming-0)
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To: patton
I apparently am a bit greedy as well.......would love to have 16 inches of snow here as well, though that would have to be a once-in-two-decade storm.
46 posted on 12/06/2003 2:04:15 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("Men stumble over the truth, but most pick themselves up as if nothing had happened." Churchill)
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To: mc5cents
BTW, Buffalo is NOT "upstate NY", we are in WESTERN NY.

To people living in NYC, all of NY that is not part of NYC and its suburbs is "upstate"

47 posted on 12/06/2003 2:10:45 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Happiness is a belt-fed weapon)
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To: oh8eleven
Oh you must have gotten a little snow up there!
48 posted on 12/06/2003 2:49:29 PM PST by cyborg (mutt-american)
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To: mc5cents
BTW, Buffalo is NOT "upstate NY", we are in WESTERN NY.

LOL! My parents were from Erie, PA. I made the mistake of refering to that area as being in the "midwest". My mother cooly informed me that they were from "the east".

49 posted on 12/06/2003 3:23:48 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Chilling Effect-1, Global Warming-0)
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To: cyborg
No snow which is very unusual, but plenty of cold.
Only two seasons up here - winter and the 4th of July.
50 posted on 12/06/2003 3:27:58 PM PST by oh8eleven
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To: oh8eleven
Philly had it quasi-rough yesterday. Little snowfall today.
51 posted on 12/06/2003 3:29:13 PM PST by Tribune7 (It's not like he let his secretary drown in his car or something.)
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To: wtc911
I'd rather do it this way than wait to wrestle with the full accumulation....North Shore LI.

Absolutely right! Shoveled the patio 3x for the "low riders" (basset hounds). My plowman just called to say that he had an accident - ran into one of the town plows. His plow is totalled ... won't be here to clean up the driveway tonight ... /sigh/.

I moved up here from Huntington, several year ago. Where abouts on the North Shore are you? (I traded the 7:08 train for a 15 minute drive ... but still miss LI :-( )

52 posted on 12/06/2003 5:41:19 PM PST by NYer (Keep CHRIST in Christmas!)
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To: cyborg
I live in Hempstead, Nassau County.

Alright! Went to high school in Nassau County - Sacred Heart Academy in Garden City. Chaminade was our 'brother' school. Very happy memories of those years!

53 posted on 12/06/2003 5:44:36 PM PST by NYer (Keep CHRIST in Christmas!)
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To: NYer
SHA GIRL 1992 gee thanks now the school song is in my head and driving me nuts...lol
54 posted on 12/06/2003 5:49:47 PM PST by cyborg (mutt-american)
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To: NYer
Great Neck. Spent 11 years Port Jeff to Wall Street, 2.5 hrs each way...what was I thinking? Now I can walk to my office. I'm loving this right now though...White Christmas and all...
55 posted on 12/06/2003 6:09:36 PM PST by wtc911
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To: NYer; cyborg
Xavier....
56 posted on 12/06/2003 6:10:38 PM PST by wtc911
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To: wtc911
The only dance I ever attended was a back to school dance with Chaminade. The boys and girls walked around circles. It was so surreal, like right out of Sixteen Candles.
57 posted on 12/06/2003 6:16:25 PM PST by cyborg (mutt-american)
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To: wtc911
Awwww... your kid was shoveling snow too??? No pics? Shame on you.
58 posted on 12/06/2003 6:19:02 PM PST by cyborg (mutt-american)
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To: NYer
Oh God help us! It's the storm of the century!!!

Run for your lives! Run to the store! Buy lots of milk and bread!

Oh the humanity!
59 posted on 12/06/2003 6:26:04 PM PST by Poser
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To: Poser
It is!!! I can't get to the 7-11 to buy my NY Post or coffee.
60 posted on 12/06/2003 6:27:00 PM PST by cyborg (mutt-american)
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