Snow, sleet and rain struck from Virginia to Pennsylvania on Saturday as a weekend winterseason storm moved up the East Coast and guaranteed to bring more of the verysame to New York City and Boston.
Warm temperaturelevels clashed with the southern reaches of the storm to produce unsteady air, violent winds, and a twister in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, stated National Weather Service meteorologist Will Redman.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Garrett Pingol stated the vortex struck energy lines and little boats, however resulted in no understood injuries.
The primary storm brought snow, ice, and “freezing drizzle” to northern Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon, with the front heading northeast by night, according to the weathercondition service’s Baltimore-Washington workplace.
Public schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, canceled on-campus activities and closed administrative workplaces Saturday.
The Virginia Department of Transportation stated vehicledrivers oughtto thinkabout when to hit the roadway, as they might face icy surfaceareas and “slick areas” throughout the storm.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission released a comparable caution and encouraged motorists to prevent unneeded travel.
“Additionally, the companies will carryout numerous speed and lorry constraints throughout the storm,” state authorities stated in a news release.
Snow was anticipated to fall in western Maryland, in the Appalachian Mountains, through Sunday, the weathercondition service stated.
As the front moved into the Philadelphia area and northern New Jersey on Saturday night it was anticipated to produce snow at a rate of 1 inch per hour, the weathercondition service stated.
New York Gov. Kathy Holchul informed WCBS Newsradio 880 that New York City, without a feasible snowstorm for 692 days, was notlikely to see build-ups,