BOSTON (AP) — Snow was falling around the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, a...
BOSTON (AP) — Snow was falling around the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and sending residents scurrying to stock up on food and gas up their cars ahead of the storm poised to dump up to 3 feet of snow from New York City to Boston and beyond. Even before the first snowflake had fallen, Boston, Providence, RI, Hartford, Conn., and other towns and cities in New England and upstate New York towns canceled school Friday, and airlines scratched more than 3700 flights through Saturday, with the disruptions from the blizzard certain to ripple across the US "This one doesn't come along every day. This is going to be a dangerous winter storm," said Alan Dunham, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass. "Wherever you need to get to, get there by Friday afternoon and don't plan on leaving." The heaviest snowfall was expected Friday night and into Saturday. Wind gusts could reach 75 mph. Widespread power failures were feared, along with flooding in coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy in October. Boston could get 2 to 3 feet of snow, while New York City was expecting 10 to 14 inches. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said plows and 250000 tons of salt were being put on standby. To the south, Philadelphia was looking at a possible 2 to 5 inches. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick banned all traffic from roads after 4 pm, believed to be the state's first such ban since the blizzard of 1978. In ... Less
