Parts of the Northeast received several inches of snowfall Friday evening, with snowflakes even reaching the Interstate 95 corridor from Philadelphia to New York and Boston. During potentially slippery travel periods Which was considered one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
About 3-6 inches of snow fell across eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut by Saturday morning.
A solid 6 inches of snowfall was reported on the sacred grounds of the Boston Red Sox at Boston’s famous Fenway Park, while the city’s Logan Airport received 5.2 inches of snowfall.
This was the largest snow accumulation in the city since the blizzard of January 2022.
In the West, about 2-3 inches of snow fell east of Providence, Rhode Island and Hartford, Connecticut.
The winter weather was not kind to travelers at the airport, with more than 13,000 flights delayed and hundreds canceled on Friday.
Boston and New York airports were hardest hit, where travel was slowed by poor visibility and blockade efforts.
Boston Public Works said they have about 400 pieces of equipment Roads were treated and cleared Friday evening, but the weather had already caused accidents around the Commonwealth.
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 90/Mass Pike were closed Friday afternoon after a collision involving multiple semi trucks, according to Auburn Fire Rescue. There were no reported injuries. Auburn Fire Rescue said some injuries were reported in a separate crash near the same area in the westbound lanes about four hours later.
Light snow spread south along the Interstate 95 corridor to New York City and Philadelphia by Saturday morning, but accumulations were generally less than 2 inches. Snow was reported in New York City, but as of Saturday morning it had not yet reached measurable amounts.
The waterways surrounding the Big Apple typically help replenish the marine layer, keeping temperatures warm and melting snow as it falls from the sky.
Many residents living in high-rise buildings reported seeing snowfall at higher elevations on Friday, but snowflakes did not accumulate at ground level until Friday evening.
The heaviest snowfall near the city occurred in northern New Jersey, where widespread snowfall amounts of 1–3 inches were reported.
The snowfall was caused by a fast-moving weather system coming from Canada, known as the Alberta Clipper.
Meanwhile, additional energy began flowing down the East Coast from the Carolinas.
“Sometimes you get what’s called East Coast energy transfer, where you get energy from the clipper system that almost gets absorbed into this East Coast storm as this thing moves up the coast,” said Fox meteorologist Michael Estime. “
Following the heavy impact of the snow, temperatures will drop into the teens and single digits early next week across the Northeast before Christmas.
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