BOTTOM LINE WEATHER POINTS
– More than 40,000 people lost power in upstate New York.
– More than 30,000 people were without power in New Jersey.
– Some areas of PA, NY and NJ received more than a foot of snow.
– More than 40,000 people lost power in upstate New York.
– More than 30,000 people were without power in New Jersey.
– Some areas of PA, NY and NJ received more than a foot of snow.
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE
A downed utility line in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania.Thousands of people awoke across the Northeast this morning without power after the first winter storm blasted the area on Tuesday. Wet snow, ice and high winds plagued road crews and homeowners across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
In upstate New York, more than 40,000 customers were without power Wednesday morning including people living in the Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and the Catskills, according to statements by utilities National Grid and New York State Electric & Gas.
The National Weather Service reported snowfall totals ranging from 6 to 8 inches in northern New York, with up to a foot or more along the northwestern edge of the Catskill Mountains, according to the Associated Press.
Lower elevations and coastal areas were soaked by heavy rain.
In New Jersey, crews were working to restore power to more than 30,000 customers, mainly in the northern part of the state.
Jersey Central Power and Light says most of its outages are in Morris, Warren, Hunterdon and Sussex counties. Service could be restored by Wednesday afternoon, according to the utility.
Accumulations from the unusual wintry weather include about 14 inches at New Jersey's High Point State Park and about a foot in Lebanon Township, the National Weather Service said.
In Pennsylvania, parts of the Pocono Mountains were under a foot of snow, but an earlier wind advisory has been canceled.
A lake effect snow warning has been posted for northwestern Pennsylvania today, with accumulations of up to 12 inches possible in higher elevations.
More snow and wind was in the forecast for Vermont today as the storm works its way through the northern part of the state.
The National Weather Service posted a winter storm warning for heavy snow in Orleans and eastern Franklin counties through tonight, with 3 to 9 inches accumulation.
The northern central and eastern parts of the state also are expected to see more snow today.
There was even snow in western North Carolina. One school system in the state's mountains was closed today because of slick roads after 1 to 3 inches of snow fell a day earlier. The earliest known snowfall in the Asheville, N.C., area was less than a half inch on Oct. 1, 1952, the weather service said.
