Eight inches of snow had accumulated in southwest Virginia's Bland County, and more was expected. Ten inches or more was forecast in West Virginia's mountain counties and western Maryland, and up to 14 inches of snow was possible through Tuesday in the Poconos of northeastern Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service said.

New York City commuters were warned that snow could fall heavily beginning during the Monday evening rush hour. Up to 8 inches was forecast in Philadelphia and Boston, the weather service said.

Motorists were urged to stay off highways in West Virginia's northern mountains during the night because of the likelihood of heavy snow driven by gusty wind.

Highway crews had restocked their supplies and gassed up their plows. "We replenished our salt supply over the weekend and we're in excellent shape," said Maryland transportation secretary Robert Flanagan.

Read The Full Article : Here

Credit To Author.

Disclaimer

This website contains copyrighted news material - the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We believe that our use of such material for nonprofit educational purposes (and other related purposes) constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in the US Copyright Law at Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. If for any reason you believe that our use of your material on this site does not fall within the fair use guidelines, please immediately notify The Black Vault so that we can promptly address the matter.

Sincerely,

John Greenewald, Jr.

The Black Vault Headquarters