Northeastern BOGers Take Care!

[freshwest]

US north-east braces for first major snow storm of 2014


The US north-east is bracing for a severe storm that is expected to cause havoc with transport schedules

Residents of the north-eastern US have been warned to stay indoors, as the region braces for a storm expected to dump up to 14in (35cm) of snow.

Nearly 2,000 flights have been grounded nationwide as heavy snow fell from Illinois to Michigan in the US Midwest.

New York and New England are expected to see blizzard conditions, with wind gusts of up to 45mph (72 km/h)...

Several inches of snow have already fallen in the US north-east, but the strongest part of the storm is expected on Thursday evening into Friday morning.

Lots of pix at link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25578794

And another report:

Snowpocalypse 2014: Hercules claims first victim as man is crushed to death by 100ft salt pile and meteorologists warn it will get so cold exposed skin will freeze in fifteen minutes

Cities from New York to Washington, D.C. to Boston are being hit by up to 22 inches of snow

Warnings plummeting temperatures and wind chills below zero could freeze exposed skin within 15 minutes

In New York, Long Island Expressway, I-87 South and I-84 were closed at midnight until 5am Friday

Man died outside Philadelphia when 100ft pile of salt fell on him as he prepared it for gritters

Many more details and pix at the link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532566/Storm-Hercules-grip-Northeast-Canada-records-temperatures-cold-MARS.html

Nothing to complain about in the Pacific Northwest. Just sending some warm thoughts to you all: