Una
mujer camina por una calle cubierta de nieve durante una primera tormenta de
nieve en Nueva York 29 de octubre de 2011. Una rara tormenta de nieve de octubre cañón
hasta la densamente poblada costa este de Estados Unidos el sábado, amenazando a
un pie (30 cm) de nieve, poder de corte de casi un millón de hogares y obligando
a por lo menos 1.000 cancelaciones de vuelo.
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BOSTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated U.S. East Coast on Saturday, threatening up to a foot (30 cm) of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations.
Snow was falling from central Pennsylvania well into Massachusetts after blanketing parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland earlier in the day, AccuWeather.com said.
The storm brought more than an inch (2.5 cm) of snow to New York’s Central Park, breaking a record that had stood since 1925, AccuWeather.com said. America’s most populous city stood to get 3 to 6 inches (7.6 to 15 cm) of snow before the storm tapers off on Saturday night, AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Alan Reppert said.
Snow also fell in the U.S. capital, Washington.
Widespread power outages caused by snow, ice and falling trees were reported from the Mid-Atlantic into New England, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark.
Major delays were reported at Philadelphia International Airport and at New York-area airports. At least 1,000 flights had been canceled, and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey closed for a period of time, said flight tracking service FlightAware.com.
The snow posed traffic and parking problems for some 100,000 college football fans attending a game between Pennsylvania State and the University of Illinois in State College, Pennsylvania. Snow plows had to clear the field before the game.
“It’s a strong storm for October,” said AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Paul Walker. “We don’t usually see storms this deep and this strong.”
The power outages included 287,943 customers reported by Connecticut Light and Power; 200,000 by PSE&G in New Jersey; more than 300,000 by First Energy in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; more than 50,000 by Consolidated Edison in New York and more than 66,000 by Allegheny Power in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
PROTESTERS HUNKER DOWN AGAINST WIND AND COLD
In New York City, the snow and cold tested the resolve of Occupy Wall Street members protesting U.S. economic inequality. Buffeted by strong winds, the protesters hunkered down in snow-covered tents in a park in Manhattan’s financial district, where the movement first set up camp six weeks ago, sparking dozens of similar occupations in city parks across the United States.
“We knew this would be tough. We didn’t start this as a sort of summer of love, it’s the winter of discontent,” said Alan Collinge, 41, from Seattle, as he poked his head out of a tent.
The storm came a day after the New York Fire Department, citing safety hazards, confiscated generators that had been powering heat, computers and a kitchen in the park.
For some in the path of the storm, the big flakes caused excitement instead of headaches.
“There’s almost like an electric buzz when the first snow falls,” said Anna Weltz, communications director for Seven Springs Mountain Resort, about 60 miles (96 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
By early afternoon, 6 inches (15 cm) of snow were already on the ground at the family ski resort, where phones were ringing off the hook with people asking about opening day.
“And it’s still coming down,” said Weltz. “What a sight.”
While October snow is not unprecedented, the storm could be record-setting in terms of snow totals.
Hartford, Connecticut, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts were among the cities that could be blanketed with up to a foot of snow, forecasters said.
Cities along the East Coast including Allentown, Boston and New York, typically see their first measurable snowfalls late November into mid-December, the Weather Channel said.
In Boston, the rain was expected to turn to snow overnight, bringing up to 4 inches (10 cm), forecasters said.
Wind gusts along the coast could reach 45 miles per hour (72 kph), forecasters said, adding to the tree limbs and power lines already expected to be down from the heavy, wet snow.
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BOSTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated U.S. East Coast on Saturday, threatening up to a foot (30 cm) of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations.
Snow was falling from central Pennsylvania well into Massachusetts after blanketing parts of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland earlier in the day, AccuWeather.com said.
The storm brought more than an inch (2.5 cm) of snow to New York’s Central Park, breaking a record that had stood since 1925, AccuWeather.com said. America’s most populous city stood to get 3 to 6 inches (7.6 to 15 cm) of snow before the storm tapers off on Saturday night, AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Alan Reppert said.
Snow also fell in the U.S. capital, Washington.
Widespread power outages caused by snow, ice and falling trees were reported from the Mid-Atlantic into New England, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark.
Major delays were reported at Philadelphia International Airport and at New York-area airports. At least 1,000 flights had been canceled, and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey closed for a period of time, said flight tracking service FlightAware.com.
The snow posed traffic and parking problems for some 100,000 college football fans attending a game between Pennsylvania State and the University of Illinois in State College, Pennsylvania. Snow plows had to clear the field before the game.
“It’s a strong storm for October,” said AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Paul Walker. “We don’t usually see storms this deep and this strong.”
The power outages included 287,943 customers reported by Connecticut Light and Power; 200,000 by PSE&G in New Jersey; more than 300,000 by First Energy in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; more than 50,000 by Consolidated Edison in New York and more than 66,000 by Allegheny Power in Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
PROTESTERS HUNKER DOWN AGAINST WIND AND COLD
In New York City, the snow and cold tested the resolve of Occupy Wall Street members protesting U.S. economic inequality. Buffeted by strong winds, the protesters hunkered down in snow-covered tents in a park in Manhattan’s financial district, where the movement first set up camp six weeks ago, sparking dozens of similar occupations in city parks across the United States.
“We knew this would be tough. We didn’t start this as a sort of summer of love, it’s the winter of discontent,” said Alan Collinge, 41, from Seattle, as he poked his head out of a tent.
The storm came a day after the New York Fire Department, citing safety hazards, confiscated generators that had been powering heat, computers and a kitchen in the park.
For some in the path of the storm, the big flakes caused excitement instead of headaches.
“There’s almost like an electric buzz when the first snow falls,” said Anna Weltz, communications director for Seven Springs Mountain Resort, about 60 miles (96 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
By early afternoon, 6 inches (15 cm) of snow were already on the ground at the family ski resort, where phones were ringing off the hook with people asking about opening day.
“And it’s still coming down,” said Weltz. “What a sight.”
While October snow is not unprecedented, the storm could be record-setting in terms of snow totals.
Hartford, Connecticut, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Worcester, Massachusetts were among the cities that could be blanketed with up to a foot of snow, forecasters said.
Cities along the East Coast including Allentown, Boston and New York, typically see their first measurable snowfalls late November into mid-December, the Weather Channel said.
In Boston, the rain was expected to turn to snow overnight, bringing up to 4 inches (10 cm), forecasters said.
Wind gusts along the coast could reach 45 miles per hour (72 kph), forecasters said, adding to the tree limbs and power lines already expected to be down from the heavy, wet snow.
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BOSTON, 29 de Oct Reuters) - Una rara tormenta de
nieve de octubre cañón hasta la densamente poblada costa este de Estados Unidos
el sábado, amenazando a un pie (30 cm) de nieve, poder de corte de casi un
millón de hogares y obligando a por lo menos 1.000 cancelaciones de
vuelo.
Snow fue cayendo desde Pennsylvania
central bien en Massachusetts después de la supresión de partes de Maryland,
Virginia y Virginia Occidental anteriormente en el día, dijo
AccuWeather.com.
La tormenta trajo más de una pulgada (2,5 cm) de nieve al
Parque Central de Nueva York, rompiendo un récord que había resistido desde
1925, dijo AccuWeather.com. Ciudad más poblada de América al obtener 3 a 6 pulgadas (7.6 a
15 cm) de nieve antes de que la tormenta se va estrechando el sábado por la
noche, AccuWeather.com meteorólogo senior Alan Reppert, dijo.
Nieve cayó también en la capital
estadounidense, Washington.
Se informaron de apagones
generalizados causados por nieve, hielo y caída de árboles en el Atlántico
central en Nueva Inglaterra, dejando a cientos de miles de clientes en la
oscuridad.
Se registraron importantes retrasos en el Aeropuerto
Internacional de Filadelfia y en los aeropuertos del área de Nueva York.
Al menos 1.000 vuelos
habían sido cancelados, y cerró el aeropuerto Teterboro en Nueva Jersey durante
un período de tiempo, dice servicio de seguimiento de vuelo
FlightAware.com.
La nieve que plantean el tráfico y estacionamiento problemas
para algunos aficionados al fútbol 100.000 universitarios que asisten a un juego
entre el estado de Pennsylvania y la Universidad de Illinois en State College,
Pennsylvania. Arados de
nieve tenían que borrar el campo antes del partido.
"Es una fuerte tormenta para octubre,", dijo el meteorólogo
senior AccuWeather.com Paul Walker. "Normalmente no ve tormentas este profundas y este
fuertes".
Las interrupciones del suministro eléctrico incluyen a 287.943
clientes reportados por Connecticut luz y energía; 200.000 por PSE & g en Nueva Jersey;
más de 300.000 por
primera energía en Pensilvania y Nueva Jersey; más de 50.000 por Consolidated Edison en
Nueva York y más de 66.000 por poder Allegheny en Maryland, Pensilvania y
Virginia Occidental.
MANIFESTANTES AGACHADOS INCLINADOS
CONTRA EL VIENTO Y EL FRÍO
En Nueva York, la nieve y el frío probaron la determinación de
los miembros ocupan Wall Street protestando por la desigualdad económica U.S..
Golpeados por fuertes
vientos, los manifestantes hunkered abajo en tiendas cubiertas de nieve en un
parque en el distrito financiero de Manhattan, donde el movimiento primero
establece un campamento hace seis semanas, provocando decenas de ocupaciones
similares en parques de la ciudad a través de los Estados
Unidos.
"Sabíamos que sería duro. No empezamos esto como una especie de verano
de amor, es el invierno de descontento,"dijo Alan Collinge, 41, de Seattle, como
pinchaban su cabeza fuera de una tienda de campaña.
La tormenta llegó un día después de
que el departamento de bomberos de Nueva York, citando riesgos para la
seguridad, confiscaron generadores que habían sido encendido calor, computadoras
y una cocina en el Parque.
Para algunos en el camino de la
tormenta, los grandes copos causaron emoción en lugar de dolores de
cabeza.
"Hay casi como un zumbido eléctrico
cuando cae la primera nieve," dijo Anna Weltz, director de comunicaciones para
siete Springs Mountain Resort, a 60 millas (96 km) al sudeste de
Pittsburgh.
Por la tarde, 6 pulgadas (15 cm) de
nieve ya estaban en el suelo en el esquí familiar, donde teléfonos estaban
sonando fuera el gancho con gente preguntando por el día de apertura.
"Y todavía viene abajo," dijo Weltz. "¡ Qué vista."
Mientras la nieve de octubre no es
sin precedentes, la tormenta podría ser récord en términos de total de
nieve.
Hartford, Connecticut, Allentown,
Pennsylvania y Worcester, Massachusetts figuran entre las ciudades que podrían
ser cubiertas con hasta un pie de nieve, dijeron los pronosticadores.
Ciudades a lo largo de la costa
este, incluyendo Allentown, Boston y Nueva York, suelen ver sus primeras nevadas
cuantificables finales de noviembre a mediados de diciembre, dijo el Weather
Channel.
En Boston, la lluvia se esperaba a
nieve durante la noche, trayendo hasta 4 pulgadas (10 cm), dijeron los
meteorólogos.
Ráfagas de viento a lo largo de la
costa podrían llegar a 45 millas por hora (72 km/h), los pronosticadores
dijeron, agregar a las extremidades de árbol y líneas eléctricas ya esperaba
estar abajo de los pesados, húmeda nieve.
