Northeast blasted by snow, beneficial rain as major airport hubs face travel delays

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NEW YORK – As Thanksgiving travelers hit the road, a heavy early-season blizzard came over Northeast caused travel delays and disruptions.

More than a foot of snow fell in parts of the Upstate New York and northeast Pennsylvaniaaccording to the FOX Forecast Center. High Point, New Jersey reported 20 inches of snow, while 19 inches fell in Cortez, Pennsylvania, and 17.1 inches was on the ground in Franklin, New York.

Interstate 84 near Dunmore, Pennsylvania is currently experiencing severe traffic delays due to heavy snowfall on Friday. The affected area is approximately 2 miles northeast of Scranton. FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic is on the scene reporting nearly a foot of snow accumulation in the northeast and northwest regions of Dunmore.

Interstate 84 near Dunmore, Pennsylvania is currently experiencing severe traffic delays due to heavy snowfall on Friday. The affected area is approximately 2 miles northeast of Scranton. FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic is on the scene reporting nearly a foot of snow accumulation in the northeast and northwest regions of Dunmore.

Traffic along Interstate 84 near Scranton, Pennsylvania came to a standstill Friday morning as heavy snow blanketed the roads and reduced visibility.

Winter weather put an end to flights at the Greater Binghamton Airport in Johnson City, New York. Delays and cancellations were also reported at other major airport hubs in New York, Boston and Washington.

Weather observatories in both Wilkes Barre and Binghamton reported some of their largest snowfall totals on record in November, causing widespread power outages.

More than 125,000 power outages were reported in New York and Pennsylvania due to falling trees.

Local utilities promised to have the majority of outages restored by the end of the weekend.

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Snow levels were expected to remain high enough that only the highest terrain received significant snow. Cities like Boston and Portland, Maine, all remained rainy.

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The Federal Aviation Administration reported flight delays of between 1 and 2 hours in many cities in the Northeast, including Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston, New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport and nearby Newark International Airport.

Delays were expected to improve on Saturday; however, gusty winds and residual precipitation are still likely to result in some travel delays.

The precipitation expected to help ease some of the record drought conditions and reduce forest fire threat that has plagued the region. Over 7 inches of snow has been reported in the area surrounding the fatalities Jennings Creek Fire smoldering along the New Jersey-New York border, the FOX Forecast Center said.

Behind this storm system, the coldest air of the season will flow south out of Canada in the days after Thanksgiving and into early December. Much of the country will experience below-average temperatures as travelers head home, the FOX Forecast Center said.

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