A line of severe snow squalls brought hazardous travel conditions and whiteout visibility to the Northeast on Tuesday morning. The storm prompted school delays and emergency response to stranded vehicles.
A dangerous line of snow squalls erupted across hundreds of miles of the interior Northeast overnight and continued into Tuesday morning's commute, producing hazardous whiteout conditions on several major interstates. As of early Tuesday morning, Snow Squall Warnings stretched for hundreds of miles from Pennsylvania to Maine, encompassing approximately 1.6 million people.
Emergency responders were observed attending to a vehicle on the roadside of Interstate 690 in Syracuse, New York, shortly after 5 a.m. local time. Some school districts in central New York and Vermont were compelled to delay their start times. According to the FOX Forecast Center, the snow squall threat peaked Tuesday morning before rapidly diminishing in the afternoon. While remnants of snow showers might reach the Interstate 95 corridor, dangerous conditions are not anticipated. The threat of snow resurfaces Tuesday night as another clipper system descends from Canada across the Northeast. Snow and robust winds initially rolled into the region Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Buffalo issued a warning about near-whiteout conditions persisting through Monday night. The strong winds moved inland from the Great Lakes, creating a risk of downed trees and scattered power outages. The National Weather Service is forecasting additional snow squalls from Tuesday night through Wednesday in a similar region, with the highest threat concentrated in northeastern Ohio and northwestern Pennsylvania. Erie, Pennsylvania, has already accumulated over 93 inches of snow this winter, and more is possible during this new wave of wintry weather. The limiting factor for the snowfall will be the speed at which these clipper systems traverse the area. If they move too quickly, it will restrict the intensity of snowfall. However, if the squalls manage to draw upon more storm energy, it could lead to heavier snow and more perilous whiteout conditions. Snow will continue to drift south and east throughout Tuesday, with snow showers gradually diminishing later in the afternoon. Buffalo and Watertown in New York are once again positioned in the direct path of potentially heavy snowfall. Through Monday, Buffalo had recorded 48.9 inches of snow so far this winter
SNOW SQUALLS NORTHEAST WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SCHOOL DELAYS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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