Heavy
snow returns to New England, rain to Pacific Northwest
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[February 09, 2015]
By Kevin Murphy
(Reuters) - Boston and other areas of the
Northeast, already buried under about a yard of snow, braced for up to
two more feet through early Tuesday while more rain and high winds were
in store for parts of the Pacific coast, forecasters said on Sunday.
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The National Weather Service predicted a “long duration snow
event” in Boston and surrounding areas of New England and issued a
winter storm warning through 1 a.m. on Tuesday. The snowstorm is the
third to hit the region in less than three weeks.
“We’re in this pattern now,” weather service meteorologist Bill
Simpson in Boston said. “The cold air comes flying down here from
Canada and interacts with moisture from the ocean. When those
ingredients get together you get enough energy for a snow event.”
Snowy conditions contributed to nearly 200 flight cancellations in
and out of Boston's Logan International Airport on Sunday, according
to the FlightStats website that tracks air traffic nationwide.
Boston public schools announced classes are canceled for Monday and
Tuesday. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker ordered state offices
closed and that non-emergency state employees stay home on Monday.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Feb/09/images/ads/current/graue_2014_Sonic_010615.png) The forecast led comedian Bill Cosby to cancel a Sunday evening
performance in Boston. Activists had planned to picket, angry over
allegations that he sexually assaulted more than a dozen women years
ago - accusations he denies.[nL1N0VI0F5]
Proceedings in the murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez
in Fall River, Massachusetts, were also canceled and would resume on
Tuesday. The U.S. District Court in Boston is closed Monday,
postponing further jury selection in the trial of Boston Marathon
bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
School was also closed for Monday in Providence, Rhode Island, and a
parking ban was put into effect starting at midnight Monday. The
weather service forecast up to a foot of new snow in the vicinity by
Tuesday.
A winter weather advisory was issued for the New York area, with 4
to 8 inch of snow and a quarter inch of ice possible through Tuesday
morning, the weather service said.
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On the other side of the country, more heavy rain was forecast for
Northern California and further up the U.S. coast line, according to
the National Weather Service. Twelve inches drenched parts of
Northern California, Oregon and Washington state between Thursday
and Saturday.
A strong cold front approaching the coast will trigger the moisture
on Sunday evening in the Pacific Northwest that will then spread
over the Rocky Mountains, the weather service said.
Along with rain, sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45
mph were forecast for the San Francisco Bay and Monterey areas,
according to the weather service.
In Washington state, rain-soaked ground created a mudslide that shut
down Amtrak train service until Monday between Seattle and Everett,
Washington and between Portland, Oregon and Kelso, Washington,
Amtrak announced on its website.
Meanwhile, parts of Midwest had no rain, snow or cold weather on
Sunday. Kansas City, Missouri, enjoyed sunny skies and a high
temperature of about 60 F.
(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas City; editing by Andrew Hay)
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