Northeast prepares for first major snowstorm of season

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND Maine AP The Northeast was getting ready Tuesday for its first major snowstorm of the season just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled expedition after the Thanksgiving holiday A few parts of northern New England were expecting up to inches of snow A windy potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak specific parts of the area s six states while piling snow in others forecasters mentioned The National Weather System issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in states including Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Maine Connecticut and New York ahead of the snow s arrival The winter blast is set to arrive days after more than inches of snow fell at Chicago O Hare International Airport over the weekend setting a record for the highest single calendar day snowfall in November at the airport according to the weather facility The previous record was set in A man fills up a carriage s gas tank at a gas station in Buffalo Grove Ill Monday Dec AP Photo Nam Y Huh Snow in the Great Lakes region was tapering off but the new storm was heading to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with up to a foot centimeters of snow by Tuesday mentioned National Weather Organization meteorologist Andrew Orrison It s going to be the first snowfall of the season for a multitude of of these areas and it s going to be rather major Orrison declared Winter weather on tap in Northeast next The National Weather Amenity issued a warning for coastal Maine from Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning stating that residents should delay all expedition if realizable due to snow The state is one of numerous that is in for its first wallop of snow of December forecasters revealed Related Articles In the present day in History December Terror attack on San Bernardino holiday party kills White House says admiral ordered boat strikes USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach s sexual abuse lawsuits allege Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of US immigration restrictions No Real ID fee In New Hampshire the Department of Transportation on Sunday invited residents to submit names for its second annual name-a-plow competition Welcome to The Department of the Seven Snowplows our winter twist on a classic tale Hawthorne had gables We have orange snowplows just waiting for the perfect name the department disclosed on social media Last winner s top name was Ctrl-Salt-Delete This season s winners will be disclosed in January Pennsylvania prepares for snow With plowable snow expected to coat large parts of Pennsylvania crews began to treat lanes along the -mile -kilometer Pennsylvania Turnpike system on Monday announced the agency s press secretary Marissa Orbanek Truck restrictions on numerous interstates in the eastern half of Pennsylvania including on the turnpike system s Northeast Extension from the Lehigh Valley to Clarks Summit will be imposed at a m Tuesday More than equipment operators and safety workers are available to help clear the turnpike s miles kilometers of lanes Orbanek revealed The turnpike s winter staffing schedule began in mid-November and maintenance sheds are staffed around the clock We really prepare for snow all year long Orbanek stated Travelers recovering in Midwest In Chicago Don Herrian was among the crowds of travelers at O Hare on Sunday hoping to make it back home after Thanksgiving as hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region An American airplane arrives at the O Hare International Airport in Chicago Sunday Nov AP Photo Nam Y Huh The -year-old retiree from Ardmore Oklahoma had visited his daughter and her family in Indianapolis He noted his first flight was three hours late and his connecting flight to Oklahoma City from Chicago was already running another two hours behind It is what it is Herrian commented It s congested but that s expected due to the snow the delays and the holidays Roads leading to O Hare were packed Sunday with slow-moving vehicles even after the roads had been cleared of snow Planes were being de-iced at several airports across the country on Sunday including at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport according to the Federal Aviation Administration Associated Press reporters Adam Schreck in Chicago Jamie Stengle in Dallas and Mark Scolforo in Harrisburg Pennsylvania and photojournalist Nam Y Huh in Chicago contributed to this assessment