Nor’easter hits the Northeast, with more than 30 centimeters of snow in some areas

boston – A powerful nor’easter will blast parts of the East Coast this weekend, bringing snow, wind and freezing rain to the region for the first time in 2024, with plummeting temperatures potentially leading to dangerous flash freezes. There are growing concerns about

Heavy snow was reported from the Northeast to New England, with some areas reporting more than a foot of snow and travel delays as millions of Americans faced harsh winter weather.

For some people, it was also the heaviest snow in about a year.

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Heavy snow fell across Pennsylvania and western Maryland on Saturday afternoon, accumulating about 1 to 2 inches per hour.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is one of the areas that last experienced a significant snowfall on January 25, 2023, ending a nearly year-long stretch of no snow.

“I’m so happy (it’s snowing),” said Chris Reese, owner of Cannon Coffee in Hagerstown, Maryland. “My kids are so young that I feel like my youngest hasn’t even experienced real snow in years. And when I was growing up here, we had really bad snowstorms.” “And I remember jumping off the first-floor roof of my house.” “We’re moving our kitchen into this huge pile of snow. And this year, our kids will have a real snow experience.” I’m looking forward to it.”

Major cities such as Philadelphia and Washington saw no snow, while stations in the New York City area recorded less than half an inch of snow.

This means most major cities along Interstate 95 south of New York City remain record-breaking snow-free without officially reaching an inch of snowfall.

But further north it was a different story.

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced that it is mobilizing personnel across the state to clear snow and ice from roads and highways.

“We have over 600 #CTDOT trucks across Connecticut and we won’t stop until the job is done.” CTDOT said this in X, formerly Twitter. “If you see us working, please give us plenty of space and #DontCrowdThePlow.”

As of Sunday morning, snowfall levels in Connecticut were fluctuating widely, with Norfolk in the northwestern part of the state gaining about 100 centimeters, but areas near Long Island Sound had only received a few centimeters.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MASSDOT) also worked hard to clear snow and ice from highways and roads, but crashes were also reported.

Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) was closed for about an hour Sunday morning after a tractor-trailer jackknifed in the town of Charlton, near the interchange with Interstate 84.

Traffic was diverted from the highway while crews worked to clean up the crash, and the road reopened around 6:30 a.m. ET.

A tractor-trailer jackknife was also reported on Interstate 95 in Lexington, forcing authorities to close three lanes of the freeway.

The speed limit on Interstate 90 was also reduced to 40 mph from the New York state line to Wilbraham, Massachusetts.

SSDOT said all highway districts in Massachusetts have activated storm desks and are conducting snow and ice operations due to the effects in the Northeast.

MASSDOT announced it had more than 2,000 devices deployed across the state as of Sunday morning.

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Police in Wellesley, Massachusetts, said they responded early Sunday morning to reports of a tree falling on live power lines. The road was closed so crews could safely remove the tree from power lines and remove debris.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation said it has about 300 pieces of equipment deployed around the state to assist with snow removal, and that number could increase depending on Sunday’s weather conditions.

State police said they responded to reports of 66 weather-related accidents on roadways since Saturday night.

Nor’easter snowfall

More than a foot of snow was reported in many areas, with the heaviest snowfall so far in New York and Massachusetts.

Plattekill, New York, received the heaviest snowfall so far at 14.6 inches. Milton and Olive Bridge also reported 14 inches of snow as of Sunday afternoon.

Manchester Bridge, New York, and Haverhill, Massachusetts, both reported 13.5 inches of snow.

Grafton, Massachusetts, south of Worcester, has received 10 inches of snow so far. Worcester has reported about 8 inches of snow so far.

Reduced snowfall was reported in the Boston area, with the city of Milton receiving just under 6.8 inches of snow.

These totals are expected to increase slightly as the Northeast continues its assault on the region Sunday. This is especially true in Boston and northern New England.

“Going into Sunday, we’re going to see a second small burst of energy coming into this system. You’ll see how the wind direction changes during the day on Sunday to a more northeasterly orbit,” said FOX Weather Winter Storm Specialist , said Tom Niziol. “If that happens, cold air from northern New England will slide south and bring a burst of snow to the area Sunday afternoon. That’s going to be significant.”

New England prepares for flash freeze

This was announced by the National Weather Service office in Boston. Temperatures in New England are expected to drop during the day and into the evening, causing flash freezes.

The NWS said subfreezing temperatures will move further south into New Hampshire, Vermont and central-central Massachusetts on Sunday.

“Any slush will lead to freezing and slippery conditions in the afternoon and evening,” the NWS told X.

Millions of people in the Northeast and New England remain under winter weather warnings.

Southern and northern New England are under a winter weather warning through Sunday, but much of the region remains under a winter storm warning.

This includes Syracuse and Albany in New York, Hartford in Connecticut, Worcester in Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine.