WEATHER Snowstorm slams Northeast, Great Lakes with mass power outages and travel mayhem

mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
It's just slop where I am -- rain mixed with snow. Still sucks.

:(

1712239748443.png
1712239795577.png

Snowstorm slams Northeast, Great Lakes with mass power outages and travel mayhem​

Story by Christopher Cann, USA TODAY
• 36m •

A deadly storm that's left a trail of wreckage across a vast swath of the United States continued to slam the Northeast and Great Lakes regions with heavy snow, rain and wind on Thursday, knocking out power, closing schools and disrupting travel in major cities.

Meteorologists expect 1-2 feet of snow to over New England, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeast New York, according to the National Weather Service. The combination of pummeling snow and gusty winds led to whiteout conditions and snow-covered roads in some areas. Many schools and government offices across the region were closed.

"Please stay off the roads today if you can," said Maine Gov. Janet Mills in a post on X. "If you must drive, take it slowly, and always give plenty of room to first responders, plow trucks, and utility crews."

The weather service issued flood advisories across parts of Illinois, east through Virginia and up to Road Island, including Washington D.C. and New York City. Over 3 inches of rain had fallen in parts of New Jersey as of Thursday morning. Meanwhile, the same storm impacted the Great Lakes, with several inches of snow reported in Wisconsin and Michigan.

More than 450,000 homes and businesses were without power across the Northeast, especially in Maine, where over 240,000 utility customers were without power as of early Thursday, according to a database maintained by USA TODAY. The Great Lakes region was not spared: Michigan and Wisconsin reported over 68,000 outages.

Airports in Boston, New York and New Jersey reported the most disruptions, with nearly 100 cancellations and 150 delays, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website.

The large storm system, which has walloped the nation with severe weather conditions since the weekend, spun up tornadoes in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia this week, damaging businesses and leveling homes. In areas as far south as Florida strong winds toppled utility poles and snapped trees.

At least four people died in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania because of the storm this week. On Wednesday, two people – a 70-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman – died when their cars were crushed by fallen trees, according to multiple outlets. A young man in Campbell County, Kentucky, died in a traffic accident during Tuesday’s storms, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news conference Wednesday. KJRH-TV reported that on Monday, a 46-year-old unhoused woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma, died after seeking shelter in a storm drain.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Snowstorm slams Northeast, Great Lakes with mass power outages and travel mayhem

 
Macgyver

Macgyver

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Yep, got 2-3 inches of rain at my house.
Power was flickering all day. Lost it about 6:30. I had started the generator and was in the process of running a cord across the street to the neighbors so he could run his sump pump and it came back on.

Don't know how it came back so fast.
3/4 of my town has no power.

I was laying in bed last night with the TV on and could still hear generators running.

The close by ones were off this morning but I could still hear them in the distance.
 
mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
1712257663122.png
Updated April 4, 2024, 2:57 PM EDT

A powerful April storm is hitting the Northeast on Thursday, dumping rain and snow with howling tropical force winds, prompting major airport delays and whiteout road conditions, and knocking out power to over half a million customers.

The strong storm system has been crawling across the U.S. since the weekend — and has already led to several weather-related deaths.

In Pennsylvania, two people died in separate incidents in which a tree fell on the car they were in during Wednesday’s storms. An elderly man died in Delaware County, and an elderly woman, described as in her early 80s, was also killed in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, NBC Philadelphia reported.

Another death was reported in Armonk, New York, Wednesday evening after a tree fell onto a car, killing the operator, North Castle police said.

As of Thursday morning, the system is making its way out of the Northeast, with 5 million people under wind alerts across New England and 8 million under winter alerts.

The system will produce heavy, wet snow over north-central New England and northeast New York and pass through Maine on Thursday, the National Weather Service Prediction Center forecast. An additional 12 inches of snowfall is possible through Friday.

The system will create “significant impacts from heavy snow and wind,” and perilous travel due to whiteout conditions, snow-covered roads, tree damage and power outages, the NWS said.

Disrupted travel, crashes and power outages​

Air travel has already been affected, with over 1,200 delays and over 300 cancellations inside, into or out of the U.S. reported, according to Flight Aware data — all amid a week of busy spring break bookings.

The storm system has also wreaked havoc on roads.

In New Hampshire, state troopers responded to three tractor-trailer rollover crashes in less than seven hours by late Wednesday. State police urged locals “to avoid unnecessary travel.” Massachusetts State Police also responded to multiple crashes Wednesday evening, describing road conditions as “poor.”

Powerful winds have whipped through the region since Wednesday, downing power lines and trees.

Nationally, over 500,000 customers are without power — including over 235,000 in Maine, 53,000 in West Virginia and over 51,000 in New York as of 8:30 a.m., according to PowerOutage.us.

By 2:30 p.m. ET, more than 640,000 were without power with over 334,000 out in Maine and over 173,000 out in New Hampshire.

In New Hampshire as of early Thursday, more than 100,000 customers were without power, the state’s division of homeland security and emergency management said. The agency’s State Emergency Operations Center has been activated in response to the storm.

New York State Electric and Gas, which serves the upstate region, said Wednesday’s severe weather led to 180 downed wires and more than 30 broken poles.

“NYSEG pre-staged more than 2,100 additional line workers and tree personnel across its service areas in preparation for the storm and are currently shifting resources to support its hardest hit areas,” the company said.

Utility company National Grid said it was responding to stormy conditions in upstate New York by increasing staffing, extending overnight shifts, bringing in additional resources from other states and Canada, and pre-staging crews in areas anticipated to be “most severely impacted.”

In Brookfield, Connecticut, a mother and her three kids narrowly escaped injury Wednesday when stormy winds caused a tree to fall on their car, completely crushing it.

More:

www.nbcnews.com

Deadly April storm batters Northeast, snarling travel and knocking out power to half a million

Five million people are under wind alerts across New England and 8 million are under winter alerts Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
 
S

summerthyme

Administrator
_______________
Our winter storm warch was canceled... but they apparently didn't expect whatever it was that took power and internet out everywhere. We never lost power (good thing, as we have chicks under lights!) but we just got our internet back after 48 hours. I'm more than ready for Spring!

Summerthyme
 
Hfcomms

Hfcomms

EN66iq
Power was out for 12 hours yesterday. Good test. My battery bank is good for at least 24 hours before I fire up the generator to recharge in case it’s cloudy and the solar craps out. A lot of people no power = no heat. Fortunately for them it wasn’t a cold storm. Just wind and heavy wet snow.
 
Cyclonemom

Cyclonemom

Veteran Member
Lots of power out problems here in NE WI. We personally have more than adequate preparations. And, of course, didn't lose so we could do a real world practice run.

My employees do not have adequate mindset, skillset, or toolset etc.

Our country is doomed. They can't problem solve. They can't even emotionally handle not having power. They don't even know the basics, like how to flush a toilet when the well pump is off.

Lord have mercy on us all!!
 
L

Luddite

Veteran Member
The West Virginia tornado was just rated an EF2. Just over a mile on the ground.
Electricity is slowly being restored.
Only one reported injury.

Fair Use



National Weather Service survey finds EF2 tornado in West Virginia​

Story by Brandon Eanes
• 17h
National Weather Service survey finds EF2 tornado in West Virginia© Provided by WTRF Wheeling
HICO, WV (WVNS) — Preliminary findings of a National Weather Service Survey relating to the storms across West Virginia on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, found that a tornado did hit Fayette County.



According to a post from the National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia, preliminary findings of the survey found an EF2 tornado hit the Hico area of Fayette County. Peak winds reached up to 130 miles per hour during Tuesday’s storm.
More information will soon be released in an official report issued at a later time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top