Friday, January 23, 2015

Live Blog: Snowy, Icy Conditions Snarls Travel in the Northeast US

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
January 23,2015; 11:26PM,EST
 
 
A major storm moved into the Northeast United States on Friday, and roads started to become slick across the region.
The storm began Thursday in the southern U.S. before moving toward the mid-Atlantic coast, spreading snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain in its path.
Travel conditions will deteriorate along the I-95 corridor from Philadelphia to New York City into Saturday morning as the storm moves up the Eastern Seaboard.

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REPORTS: (All times listed in EST)
10:45 p.m. Friday: Slick travel reported in Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the respective departments of transportation said.
11:02 p.m. Friday:
11:05 p.m. Friday: "Snow will continue to spread northward along the I-95 corridor overnight, impacting Philadelphia and New York City, and it will fall heavily at times, which will reduce visibility and create slippery travel conditions," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Mike Doll said.
11:07 p.m. Friday:


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Seeing a lot of ice on elevated surfaces tonight. Roads are still mainly wet in Bluefield . @breakingweather


11:09 p.m. Friday: More than 3,000 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia and West Virginia are without service, the utility reported.
11:14 p.m. Friday: 4.3 inches of snow have fallen near Elk Creek, Kentucky, an NWS trained spotter reported.

11:22 p.m. Friday: Snowing at AccuWeather Global Headquarters, State College, Pennsylvania.

11:36 p.m. Friday:Large snowflakes falling on Interstate 70 near Wheeling, West Virginia, WV511 showed on one of its webcams.

11:43 p.m. Friday: Icy travel conditions moving into northeast Pennsylvania, 511PA reported.

11:46 p.m. Friday: Snow is reported from Pennsylvania to Mississippi.

12:02 a.m. Saturday: "Heavy snow will create snow-packed and slippery roads and poor visibility overnight across the mid-Atlantic," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Mike Doll said.
12:08 a.m. Saturday: More than 1,100 PECO customers are without power in southeast Pennsylvania, the utility reported.
 

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