Another miss

Traffic comes to a halt along I-95 in Connecticut last night
from the heavy snow and strong winds.

Storm after storm continues to march up the east coast and pass south and east of Montreal. Last nights storm was no different affecting the New York to Boston corridor with 12 to 14 inches of snow in just a few hours accompanied by howling winds, thunder and lightning. The snow has virtually shut down the region this morning with train service and airports down and roads in poor shape. Flights have been cancelled in and out of Boston, La Guardia, JFK and Newark. Crews are out and about but that has helped little in the hardest hit areas, especially Long Island and southern Connecticut. Travel is banned in Connecticut until 10am this morning with parts of I-95 closed. The snow has tapered off and moved northeast into Atlantic Canada. Power outages are numerous as the heavy wet snow collapsed trees and utility poles. The snow has also caused some roofs in the region to cave in. New York City has had over 50 inches of snow this winter with the normal average being 22". This is the 6th storm this winter to affect the area from New Jersey to Nova Scotia.

Meanwhile Montreal continues to miss these storms. We have spent the month of January below freezing with little sunshine, but little snow as well. Only 24.2cm has fallen in the city this month, less than 10 inches. Just enough everyday to make it damp and slick on the roads. I wish I had shares in windshield washer fluid!