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| The first snow flurries of the season in New York City Tuesday afternoon, as seen from a plane on approach to Newark Airport. |
The first snow flurries of the season hit the New York City metro area today. They caused no trouble and delighted people in the region looking for snow.
It's been a record 652 or more days since New York City has had more than an inch of snow. That's nearly two years. The previous longest stretch without an inch of snow there was 383 days in 1997-98.
Elsewhere, the snow showers and snow squalls turned out to be problematic. Even in Vermont.
The National Weather Service office in South Burlington put out an alert this afternoon, saying snow showers and snow squalls could cause sudden problems on the roads. That risk will continue to through this evening's commute.
On Route 4 in Killington, Vermont a bus and vehicle collided, killing the driver of the vehicle and injuring one of two people on the bus. It's unclear if weather had anything to do with the crash, but heavy snow showers were moving through Rutland County at the time, and a photo of the crash aftermath showed heavy snow falling.
Other crashes have been reported in Vermont today due to slipper roads.
Elsewhere in the Northeast, 20 vehicles got caught up in a pileup during snow squalls in Ohio.
Lake effect snows have been cranking in western New York, with nearly two feet reported south of Buffalo. The Tug Hill Plateau east of Lake Ontario received similar amounts.
The snow showers and snow squalls throughout the Northeast are expected to mostly taper off tonight. That includes here in Vermont.
The next chance of any accumulating snow in Vermont will come along Friday, but at this point, that storm looks like it could be mostly rain, and probably not that big.
Meanwhile, as I sit in Newark airport, the snow flurries have stopped for now. On to Edinburgh!
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