Wintry weather hits the Northeast on first day of the season
People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week.
People in the Northeast woke up to the sight of snow on the first day of winter Saturday, despite the news that a white Christmas is not expected later this week.
Snowfall totals ranged from a dusting to six inches, with the highest total — 9.4 inches — in Milton, Massachusetts. Snow showers moved off shore thanks to a strong cold front that's hanging over the region Saturday afternoon, with daytime highs staying 10-20 degrees below average.
More snow is possible Saturday night in parts of the mid-Appalachians and Great Lakes, where scattered Winter Alerts remained in place into the afternoon. These areas could see an additional dusting to up to two inches of snow. Breezy winds up to 35 mph are also expected Saturday.
Due to the cold temperatures, freeze alerts are in effect for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia Saturday night. Cold Weather Advisories are also in place in isolated parts of New York, western Massachusetts and northeast Pennsylvania for Saturday night.
On the other side of the country, heavy rain is pouring down in northern California all the way up through Washington state, and mountain snow is falling from the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, and will eventually make its way to the northern Rockies.
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