Monday, February 15, 2016

LIVE: Snow, ice brings treacherous travel from Charlotte to Boston

By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
February 15,2016; 10:02PM,EST
 
 
A snow and ice storm will spread from Tennessee to Maine and will continue to create dangerous travel conditions on Presidents Day.
Snow and ice will accumulate in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City before changing over to rain, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Krissy Pydynowski said.
"Several inches of snow will make for slow and slippery travel and disruptions from the Appalachians to portions of western and northern New York," she said.
The same storm system is also producing severe weather in the Deep South and has spawned several tornadoes in Mississippi and Alabama.

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Presidents Day snow and ice storm to administer wintry travel in much of eastern US
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Northeast weather radar


UPDATES: (All times are listed in EST)
11:02 p.m. EST Monday: Icy travel on I-70 east of Frederick, Maryland, according to Maryland Department of Transportation.

10:46 p.m. EST Monday: More than 10,000 flights have been either canceled or delayed Monday in the United States, FlightStats reports.
10:44 p.m. EST Monday: Vehicle crash blocks part of the Cross County Parkway westbound at Yonkers, 511NY reports.
10:33 p.m. EST Monday: Storm-related delays on SEPTA lines in Philadelphia area.
10:24 p.m. EST Monday: Tornado damage from Century, Florida.
Another pic from earlier tonight in the damage was pretty bad. @weartv

10:22 p.m. EST Monday: 0.23 inches of freezing rain at Abingdon, Maryland, a federal observer reported.

10:16 p.m. EST Monday: Sleet is falling in Chelsea, Massachusetts, an NWS-trained spotter reports.
10:14 p.m. EST Monday: 0.25 inches of freezing rain has fallen in New Canton and Buckingham, Virginia, emergency management reported.
10:07 p.m. EST Monday: 0.20 inches of ice fell in Farmington, North Carolina, while 0.10 inches of ice fell 2 miles west-southwest of Fletcher, North Carolina, according to CoCoRaHs.

9:58 p.m. EST Monday: Interstate 70 in Frederick County, Maryland, has reopened, state officials said.
9:52 p.m. EST Monday: 3 inches of snow has fallen in Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania, where there is now a wintry mix, a co-op observer reported.

9:46 p.m. EST Monday: Baltimore County, Maryland, offices are opening late on Tuesday.
9:40 p.m. EST Monday: Over 2,000 Maryland customers, including 1,100 BGE customers in the Baltimore area, are without electricity, the Maryland Emergency Management Agency reported.

9:38 p.m. EST Monday: More than 5,100 Pennsylvania customers, mostly in eastern Pennsylvania, are without power, utilities report.
9:24 p.m. EST Monday: The speed limit on the Massachusetts Turnpike has been reduced to 40 mph from the New York state line to exit 15 in the town of Weston, according the Massachusetts State Police.
9:11 p.m. EST Monday: Conditions have changed to sleet around the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area:
8:19 p.m. EST Monday: The Pensecola, Florida, police department is advising residents to stay home this evening. Strong winds that hit the city "blew transformers, traffic signals, knocked over trees, tore down power lines, and did other damage throughout Pensacola," the police department said on its Facebook page.
8:13 p.m. EST Monday: Rhode Island emergency management officials are urging caution on the roadways:
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7:53 p.m. EST Monday: According to a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation press release, the speed limit has been reduced to 45 mph on I-80 eastbound and westbound from the Bellefonte interchange in Centre County to the New Jersey border.
7:31 p.m. EST Monday: Over 19,000 Gulf Power customers in the Florida Panhandle are without power, the utility reports.
7:23 p.m. EST Monday: Roads are becoming snow covered in parts of south-central and northeastern Pennsylvania according to 511PA:

7:15 p.m. EST Monday: A look at the snow that fell earlier tonight in New York City:
One World Trade lost in the snowstorm @EverythingNYC

6:48 p.m. EST Monday: Flight delays are mounting for airports in the mid-Atlantic region. According to the FAA, Philadelphia International, Newark International airport, John F Kennedy International and La Guardia airport are all reporting delays.
6:30 p.m. EST Monday: Over 500 crashes have been reported in Virginia today:
6:25 p.m. EST Monday: Icy roads may have lead to an 8 vehicle accident on I-485 in North Carolina.
6:21 p.m. EST Monday: Road conditions in Virginia are deteriorating due to freezing rain.
6:17 p.m. EST Monday: A slow-motion video of sleet falling in Lincolnton, North Carolina earlier today.
Slow-motion sleet
5:59 p.m. EST Monday: More than 3,700 Energy Mississippi customers are without power, the utility reports.
5:12 p.m. EST Monday: Ice accumulation due to freezing rain is evident in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
(Twitter Photo/@readwritethrive)
4:59 p.m. EST Monday: A possible tornado caused the roof to blow off of this structure in Sylvarena, Mississippi.
4:41 p.m. EST Monday: Snow has changed over to freezing rain in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
4:30 p.m. EST Monday: A lightning strike caused a tree to break into pieces near Lake Tuscaloosa in Alabama.
(Photo/Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency)
4:12 p.m. EST Monday: A glaze of ice has developed on cars and untreated surfaces in Greer, South Carolina.
(Twitter Photo/NWSGSP)
4:01 p.m. EST Monday: Snow and ice-covered roads reported in Long Island, 511NY reports:

3:50 p.m. EST Monday: More tornado damage is being reported across Mississippi.
3:15 p.m. EST Monday: Steadier snow is moving into New York City. Visibility has dropped below one mile in Central Park.
3:11 p.m. EST Monday: Damage from a tornado that touched down in Alexandria, Louisiana earlier today.
3:02 p.m. EST Monday: A tornado has caused damage at Wesson Attendance Center, a school in Wesson, Mississippi.
2:53 p.m. EST Monday: Between 2 and 4 inches of snow has fallen around Baltimore and Washington, D.C., according to NWS spotters.
2:40 p.m. EST Monday: Storm damage reported at Wesson Attendance Center in Wesson, Mississippi.
2:06 p.m. EST Monday: Emergency Managers have reported that multiple structures have been damaged and multiple trees have fallen due to tornadoes in Mississippi.
For archived reports of the storm, click here.
 

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