Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across Northeast

Snarled Highways, Power Outages Mark First Storm Of The Season; World Series Game 5 Delayed Until Wednesday

(AP)  The first wintry storm of the season snarled parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday as snow and high winds disrupted schools, roads and power lines throughout the region and up to a foot of snow was forecast in northern New York.

The weather closed some schools New York and Pennsylvania and caused numerous accidents on Interstate 84, which was closed for a time near Port Jervis, where the three state borders meet.

The National Weather Service said snowfall totals by Wednesday morning could range from a few inches in areas south of Buffalo and around Albany to 8 to 12 inches in the Adirondacks and the Tug Hill Plateau north of Syracuse.

In northeastern Pennsylvania, higher elevations in the Poconos got up to 8 inches of wet snow by Tuesday morning, causing downed trees and power lines.

A light snow also hit central New Jersey Tuesday morning, forcing transportation officials to send out salt trucks along the Garden State Parkway and on the New Jersey Turnpike from exits 8 to 11.

"It looked like a mini blizzard in October," said Joe Orlando, spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. "We're salting the roads and we haven't even gone trick or treating yet."

Schools in New York's rural Delaware, Schoharie and Greene counties southwest of Albany sent students home early and others canceled classes altogether, delayed their start or canceled after school activities. As much as four inches of snow was reported throughout those counties during the morning.

Further south, schools were closed or dismissed early in the mid-Hudson Valley's Sullivan County while wind snapped tree branches and caused scattered power outages across the region by early afternoon. Some 700 customers in the Ulster County town of Highland were without power at noon, according to New York State Electric & Gas.

Wind advisories were also issued Tuesday morning for two Hudson Valley bridges. Light box loads were prohibited on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and trucks were required to reduce speed on the Bear Mountain bridge. Caution was advised on other bridges in the region.

Forecasters said winds of 20 to 25 mph would accompany the snow in some areas, with gusts of up to 40 mph.

In New Jersey, the wintry blast continued across the state during the afternoon, with high, chilly winds and some pockets of snow contributing to power outages across the state.

Some higher elevations saw as much as nine inches of snow.

Arrival delays into Newark Liberty International Airport were averaging 2 hours and 41 minutes in the middle of the afternoon because of the wind.

Jersey Central Power & Light reported 60,000 customers without power, most in northern New Jersey. New Jersey's largest utility company, PSE&G, said nearly 7,000 of its customers lost power in scattered outages across the state.

Neither utility was sure when power will be restored.

National Weather Service meteorologist Dean Iovino said Tuesday's temperatures, averaging in the 30's across New Jersey, were well off normal late October highs, which range in the lower 50's and 60's.

"It's something that doesn't happen every year," he said. "It's unusual, but not extremely unusual."

Iovino expected the precipitation to start winding down by Tuesday evening.

A winter weather advisory remained in effect for Sussex County until 4 a.m.

Iovino said the winter blast is coming from a potent storm system working its way through northern Connecticut.

The unexpected wintry weather in Pennsylvania interrupted baseball's fall classic as well. The World Series won't resume until Wednesday night at the earliest.

With rain still falling in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball decided not to attempt to complete Game 5 between the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. The game tentatively is scheduled for 8:37 p.m. Wednesday.

Commissioner Bud Selig says officials are watching the forecast closely and will advise fans as soon as possible.

The game was suspended Monday following a 30-minute rain delay with the Phillies and Rays tied 2-2 after 5½ innings. It was the first time a World Series game that began wasn't played to completion on the same day.

Philadelphia leads the Series 3-1 and is hoping to close out its second title, its first since 1980.

[blackyowe]

It missed us down here in Chautauqua County. We got a little snow but nothing to hardly bother us.

[slim1h2o]

Here''s an article out of Syracuse, if you want to see better pictures from this storm.

CBS doesn''t provide very good pics,

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/23_inches_of_snow_in_redfield.html

[rbullock440]

Displeased - Global warming causes ice-ages! I guess this will be a colder than normal winter!

[armydog2]

GLOBAL WARMING IS THE CAUSE OF ALL OF THE CRAZY WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTHS .

[grammawhamma]

Since the media already declared that Obama will be the winner...can we say yet that this snow storm is all Obama''s fault??

[azsurferchic]

Can someone please send some cool weather down here in Arizona. It is still in the 90s here and it is almost Halloween!

[lemonskink]

President Obama will look into it. Don''t worry, he won''t be "choking" on pretzels, and planning wars for profit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqmNTk6ls0

[asamiller]

Interesting that it rained all day in Montreal, north of the affected area. The global weather patterns are really weird and uneven.

[ubrew12]

RunNM said: "Somebody needs to get an explanation from Al Gore!"

Al Gore: Its a week from November, dumb*ss.

Explain this:
1. Soviet researchers have reported record levels of methane gas being released from Siberia permafrost.
2. American researchers say this summer had the highest temperatures in the Arctic ever recorded, and the greatest sea ice loss.
3. Researchers are now advising farmers that they must take global warming into account when they choose what crops to plant, otherwise they risk low profits.

[runnm]

Somebody needs to get an explanation from Al Gore!

[fabrat1]

Gliderguy52 I agree with you and what''s even more patheatic is that it''s all copy and paste they can''t even come up with anything new. It''s the same old garbage over and over and over....

[gliderguy52]

Hmm, I thought this article would generate some interesting meteorology comments. But no, it''s the same bigoted butt-holes that infect all the CBS forums. Too bad everybody here is brainless.

[themassesi]

Ha! HA! HA! Ha! HA! You poor republicans, Sarah Palin has sold her skins for some TV time.

www.chilitoz.com is reporting that Sarah Palin has signed a deal with PlayBoy Magazine to posed partially exposed in a future release of the famous nudity magazine in exchange, Heffner will run a multi-million dollar anti Obama add a day before the election.

[toolmangler-2009]

Posted by Credibility2 at 04:54 PM : Oct 28, 2008


You need to change your Nick. You lost all credibility with that post.

[credibility2]

More putrid arrogance and presumption. I''m sure if Obama loses, those showing up for his outdoor braggadocio fest will go on a riotous hood rampage because they didn''t get their way and will also blame it on all of the big bad free thinks who opted not to vote for a radical socialist.

[displeased]

rbullock440 and eggy1620, do yourselves a favor and educate yourselves. Your ignorance is making you look bad...

[credibility2]

Obama''s arrogance and moronic I''m king of the universe krap will tie up traffic, law enforcement and EMTs in the city, for which I live. Please spare me the asininity by judging me as either racist, bigot or non-Christian. I''m sick and tired of you loathe-some mongrel morons who think that everyone has to be licking the boots of the great boot master as you are, lest they be judged as out of line, racist or bigoted. It is you boot lickers that are ruining this nation and have done so since the 1960s. Look to the bottom feeders like Farrakhan, Pfleger, Wright, Moss, Raines, Rezko, Ayers, Acorn, etc. They are the real enemy of democracy and freedom.

[usclimey]

Cred2; Forecast for Chicago 11/4 59F and cloudy, no rain. Guess you''ll be cryin'' Tuesday night.

[thisandthat1]

Credibility2 .... you and your fellow bigots will have to cry on each other''s shoulders and console each other next Wednesday when President-Elect Obama begins his historic Presidency. Too bad that you have decided to let the train leave the station without you.

[mjthere]

To Credibility2 at 03:59 PM : Oct 28, 200 who posted "I hope Chicago gets hit with a blizzard the evening of November 4th to totally cause havoc and distress to all of the morons."
You are not a Christian You must be a bIn ladin Jehadi clone. But Jesus loves you