East Coast Braces for Heavy Snow
A developing nor’easter headed up the East Coast on Saturday with a threat of heavy snow, canceling flights and putting road crews on overtime but cheering up skiers in a region spared harsh weather for most of this season.
Blizzard warnings were posted from the New York City area into eastern New England, where up to 15 inches of snow was possible, and a winter storm warning was issued for most of New Jersey, the National Weather Service said. Heavy snow warnings were in effect from eastern Kentucky to New England.
More than 100 flights were canceled at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport. There were scattered cancellations at New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports.
Delta said it canceled its Sunday arrivals and departures at several other airports, including those in Philadelphia; Boston; Baltimore; Newark; Providence, R.I.; Washington; and Hartford, Conn.
Snow began falling Saturday afternoon in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, slowing traffic and putting road crews into action.
In Connecticut, forecasters predicted up to a foot of snow. Gov. M. Jodi Rell urged residents to stay off the roads if possible.
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