纽约市、波士顿、费城和该地区的其他地区预计将迎来冬季(1至6英寸)的首次降雪，冬季风暴警报、冬季风暴监测和冬季天气预报将在东北部大部分地区生效，此前一个强风暴系统在感恩节周末抵达该地区。
美国国家气象局(NWS)解释说，冬季风暴警报(在“危险的冬季天气发生或即将来临的重大组合”时发布)在纽约三州部分地区(包括新泽西州东北部、康涅狄格州南部内陆和纽约州东南部)生效，直到周二(当地时间)早上7点。预计到周一晚上，该地区将有大雪和混合降水，积雪厚度为5至10英寸，积冰厚度高达1/4英寸，降雪率可能为每小时1至2英寸NWS预言。
“分散的停电和倒下的树枝和树枝很可能是由于结冰。旅行可能会很困难。NWS警告称，危险的环境可能会影响周一早晚的通勤。
纽约州的几个地区在周二早上和晚上仍然受到冬季风暴的警告，其中一些地区包括奥尔巴尼、布法罗和宾汉姆顿预计将会有高达2英尺的大雪，气温将保持在华氏20度到30度左右NWS预言。
冬季风暴预计会推迟感恩节后的全国旅行
西部和中部莫霍克山谷，包括富尔顿县、舍哈里县、东部卡特斯基尔和奥尔巴尼的赫尔德伯格，在周二早上7点(当地时间)之前都处于冬季风暴警报之下，预计大雪堆积在12到24英寸之间，当地积雪量高达30英寸。
周一早上和晚上的通勤将受到影响，“旅行可能非常困难，甚至不可能。”NWS警告。
纽约的奥农达加、科尔特兰、布鲁姆、奥特塞格、特拉华和沙利文县以及宾夕法尼亚州的萨斯奎汉纳、韦恩·拉克万纳北部、派克和韦恩南部县的冬季风暴警报一直持续到周一晚上午夜，总降雪量预计将达到8至12英寸。
冬季风暴警报在佛蒙特州南部、马萨诸塞州西部、首都地区、乔治萨拉托加湖地区和纽约东部塔科尼斯中部(预计有12到24英寸的雪夹杂着雨夹雪和冻雨)一直持续到星期二早上7点(当地时间)，在宾夕法尼亚州的碳和门罗县以及新泽西州的苏塞克斯、沃伦和莫里斯县持续到凌晨4点(当地时间)6到10英寸厚的大雪预期累积。
城市新不伦瑞克根据NWS的报道，新泽西州的亨特登、萨默塞特和默瑟县，以及宾夕法尼亚州的利哈伊谷和巴克斯县也受到了同样的冬季风暴预警，预计将会有4到8英寸的大雪。
今晚雪、冰、雨从大西洋中部蔓延到新英格兰。期待一个冬天的星期一，警告和忠告生效。
— NWS妇女中心2019年12月2日
在马萨诸塞州和康涅狄格州的其他地区，包括波士顿和哈特福德，以及新罕布什尔州和缅因州西南部的部分地区，冬季天气预报将持续到星期二早上7点(当地时间)，降雪将在星期一晚上变得更加稳定和沉重，达到3到9英寸之间NWS警告。
“对于任何数量的冻雨，或者当2到4英寸厚的雪(单独或与雨夹雪和冻雨一起)预计会造成重大不便，但不严重到需要发出警告时，将发布冬季天气咨询。”NWS解释。
“下雪期会导致道路被雪覆盖，能见度有限。开车时要减速小心。
“查看当地交通部信息服务部门的最新路况。
NWS建议，“你打电话来的州的最新路况可以通过拨打511或在网站上获得”。
感恩节期间，中西部遭遇冬季天气。
最新的风暴系统(由天气频道)，在本周抵达东北部之前，该公司已于上周从西海岸迁至平原和中西部，在全国各地已出现数千次航班延误和数百次航班取消。
据全球实时航班追踪网站报道，截至周一早间，8200多架进出中国的航班被推迟，949架航班周日被取消，约279架航班被推迟，约165架航班被取消飞行感知。
据报道，纽瓦克自由国际机场的一些入境飞机由于天气原因平均延误了2.5个多小时，而丹佛的大约100个航班由于大风而被取消哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。
几家航空公司正在为选定旅程的航班变更提供费用豁免，如美国航空公司。
当恶劣天气或其他无法控制的事件影响到您的航班和旅行日期时，您可以在不收取更改费的情况下更改您的旅行美国航空公司在其网站上声明。
根据你要去、经过或从哪个机场出发，如果您“乘坐美国航空公司的航班旅行，在2019年11月29日前购买机票，计划在2019年12月1日至2日旅行，可以在2019年11月29日至12月5日旅行，不更改您的出发地或目的地城市，在同一客舱重新预订或支付差额”，航空公司确认。
冬季风暴的第一阶段今天给宾夕法尼亚州、纽约和新泽西的大部分地区带来了相当多的冻雨和雨夹雪。一旦风暴今晚晚些时候离开海岸，特别是周一到周二，第二阶段的风暴将会有更多的雪pic.twitter.com/eluE29MAmx
— NWS东部地区(@西北海岸)2019年12月1日
航班变更必须“在2019年12月2日前预订，并在原机票日期后1年内完成;票价可能会有差异。这些改变不能在网上进行——你必须联系预订部，”航空公司补充道。看到了吗美国航空公司网站详情请见。
其他据报道提供换班费豁免的航空公司包括联合航空公司(对通过新英格兰或旧金山旅行的乘客免收费用)、达美航空公司(对那些往返中西部和东北地区的乘客免收费用)、西南航空公司(允许通过东北和明尼阿波利斯/圣保罗地区的选定机场旅行的乘客在同一级别重新预订或为在原日期/地点2周内起飞的另一趟航班做好准备)以及捷蓝航空公司(JetBlue)。《今日美国》报告。
纽约州州长安德鲁·库莫部署了国民警卫队成员，以及交通部、高速公路管理局和州警察局的官员，帮助抗击风暴的影响，并提供了524，000吨盐来帮助处理黑冰和积雪的道路。
“南线地区布鲁姆县的88号州际公路、99号州际公路和1号州际公路已经开始结冰。随着黑冰从宾夕法尼亚州东北部沿高速公路行进，交通运输部和州警察的额外资产已经转移到84号州际公路上提供帮助。纽约港务局取消了开往宾汉姆顿、罗切斯特、布法罗、伊萨卡和锡拉丘兹的公共汽车服务，直到另行通知，”州长办公室在其官方网站上表示。
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ISSUED IN NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA CAUSE SEVERE DISRUPTIONS WITH THOUSANDS OF FLIGHT CANCELATIONS
New York City, Boston, Philadelphia and other parts of the region are expected to see their first blast of snow accumulation for the winter season (between one and 6 inches), with winter storm warnings, winter storm watches and winter weather advisories in effect across large portions of the Northeast, following a strong storm system that made its way to the region over the Thanksgiving weekend.
A winter storm warning (which is issued "when a significant combination of hazardous winter weather is occurring or imminent," the National Weather Service (NWS) explains) is in effect until 7 a.m. Tuesday (local time) across parts of the New York tri-state area including northeast New Jersey, interior southern Connecticut and southeast New York. Heavy snow and mixed precipitation are expected in the region through Monday night, with snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches and ice accumulations of up to one quarter of an inch, with the potential for snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, theNWSpredicts.
"Scattered power outages and downed tree limbs and branches are likely due to the ice. Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning and evening commute on Monday, the NWS warns.
Several parts of New York State remain under winter storm warnings through the morning and evening of Tuesday, with some areas, includingAlbany, Buffalo and Binghamton, expected to see heavy snowfall of up to 2 feet and temperatures remaining in the upper 20s to mid 30s degrees (Fahrenheit), theNWSpredicts.
Winter Storm Expected to Delay Travel Across Country After Thanksgiving.
The Western and central Mohawk Valley including all of Fulton County, Schoharie County, eastern Catskills and Helderbergs of Albany are all under a winter storm warning until 7 a.m. (local time) Tuesday, with heavy snow accumulation between 12 and 24 inches forecast, and locally higher amounts up to 30 inches.
The Monday morning and evening commute will be impacted and "travel could be very difficult to impossible," theNWSwarns.
Winter storm warnings remain in place until midnight on Monday evening in the Onondaga, Cortland, Broome, Otsego, Delaware and Sullivan counties of New York and in the Susquehanna, Northern Wayne Lackawanna, Pike and Southern Wayne counties of Pennsylvania, with total snowfall expected to reach between 8 and 12 inches, theNWSreports.
Winter storm warnings are in place until 7 a.m. (local time) Tuesday morning in Southern Vermont, Western Massachusetts, the Capital Region, Lake George Saratoga region and in the central Taconics of eastern New York (with between 12 and 24 inches of snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain expected), and until 4 a.m. (local time) in the Pennsylvania counties of Carbon and Monroe and The New Jersey counties of Sussex, Warren and Morris, with6 to 10 inches of heavy snowaccumulation expected.
The city ofNew Brunswickand the New Jersey counties of Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer as well as The Lehigh Valley and Bucks County in Pennsylvania are under the same winter storm warning, with heavy snow between 4 and 8 inches forecast, according to the NWS.
Snow, ice, rain spreading from the mid Atlantic to New England tonight. Expect a wintry Monday, with Warnings and Advisories in effect.pic.twitter.com/p21HnX0kyB
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC)December 2, 2019
Winter weather advisories are in effect until 7 a.m. (local time) Tuesday in other parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, including Boston and Hartford, as well as in portions of New Hampshire and southwest Maine, with snowfall to become steadier and heavier by Monday night, reaching between 3 and 9 inches, theNWSwarns.
"A Winter Weather Advisory will be issued for any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain), is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning," theNWSexplains.
"Periods of snow will result in snow covered roads and limited visibilities. Slow down and use caution while driving.
"Check local Department of Transportation information services for the latest road conditions.
"The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 511" or at the website, the NWS advises.
Winter Weather Hits the Midwest Amid Thanksgiving.
The latest storm system (named Winter Storm Ezekiel byThe Weather Channel), which has been building last week moving from the West Coast to the Plains and Midwest before arriving in the Northeast this week, has seen thousands of flights delays and hundreds of flight cancelations across the country.
More than 8,200 flights traveling into, within or out of the country were delayed and 949 were canceled on Sunday, while around 279 have been delayed and around 165 flights have been canceled as of early Monday morning, according to the live global flight tracking websiteFlightAware.
Some inbound planes at Newark Liberty International Airport were reported to be delayed by more than 2.5 hours on average due to weather conditions, while around 100 flights in Denver were canceled due to high winds, according toCBS News.
Several airlines are offering fee waivers for flight changes on selected journeys, such as American Airlines.
"When severe weather or other uncontrollable events impact your flight and travel dates, you may be able to change your trip with no change fee,"American Airlinesstates on its website.
Depending onwhich airport you are traveling to, through or from, your flight change fee may be waived if you "are traveling on an American Airlines flight, bought your ticket by November 29, 2019, are scheduled to travel December 1 - 2, 2019, can travel November 29 - December 5, 2019, don't change your origin or destination city, rebook in the same cabin or pay the difference," the airline confirms.
The first phase of the winter storm has brought quite a bit of freezing rain and sleet to much of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey today. The second phase of the storm will feature more snow, once the storm moves off the coast later tonight and especially Monday into Tuesdaypic.twitter.com/eluE29MAmx
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern)December 1, 2019
The flight change must be "booked by December 2, 2019 and completed within 1 year of original ticket date; difference in fare may apply. These changes can't be made online – you must contact Reservations," the airline adds. See theAmerican Airlines websitefor full details.
Other airlines reported to be offering flight change fee waivers include United (waiving fees for passengers traveling through New England or San Francisco), Delta Air Lines (waiving fees for those traveling to/from the Midwest and Northeast regions), Southwest Airlines (allowing passengers traveling through selected airports in the Northeast and Minneapolis/St. Paul areas to be rebooked in the same class or be put on standby for another flight departing within/from 2 weeks of the original date/location), as well as JetBlue,USA Todayreports.
New York State governor Andrew M. Cuomo has deployed members of the National Guard, as well as officials from the Department of Transportation, Thruway Authority and State Police to help combat the effects of the storm, with 524,000 tons of salt available to help tackle black ice and snowy roads.
"Roads have already begun to ice on I-88, I-99 and 1-84 in Broome County, Southern Tier Region. Additional Department of Transportation and State Police assets have been moved to I-84 to assist as black ice travels up the highway from Northeastern Pennsylvania. Bus service has been canceled out of Port Authority in New York City to Binghamton, Rochester, Buffalo, Ithaca and Syracuse until further notice," the governor's office stated on its official website.
