Heavy snow predicted for Northeast as Midwest still struggles with Thanksgiving weather snarls

PORTLAND Maine AP Black ice snow showers and fog pestered post-holiday travelers in the Midwest on Monday while the Northeast geared up for its first major snowstorm of the season More than inches centimeters of snow fell at Chicago O Hare International Airport this weekend setting a record for the highest single calendar day snowfall in November at the airport according to the National Weather Facility The previous record was set in About flights into and out of O Hare had been canceled by early Sunday evening while about had been delayed according to the tracking site FlightAware Dozens remained canceled or delayed there into Monday and commuting conditions on roads were expected to remain dangerous in several areas well into Monday night In the Northeast several parts of northern New England were expecting up to inches centimeters of snow A windy potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak selected parts of the region s six states while piling snow in others forecasters explained The National Weather Operation issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Maine Connecticut and New York 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 commented the agency s press secretary Marissa Orbanek Carriage restrictions on plenty of 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 explained Expedition still slow 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 The -year-old retiree from Ardmore Oklahoma had visited his daughter and her family in Indianapolis He reported 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 mentioned 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 Inside delayed travelers crowded into gate seating areas restaurants and sports bars to pass the time Others grabbed spots on the floors of the terminals snacking knitting or scrolling their phones 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 In Iowa gusty winds on Sunday were blowing snow back onto roads extending hazardous tour conditions the National Weather Utility revealed We did have areas of Iowa and Illinois that saw over one foot of snow reported meteorologist Andrew Orrison Winter weather on tap in Northeast next Orrison mentioned 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 It s going to be the first snowfall of the season for a great number of of these areas and it s going to be rather critical Orrison declared The good news is that it does not look like the major cities at this point are going to be looking at any critical snowfall The National Weather Facility issued a warning for coastal Maine from Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning stating that residents should delay all tour if doable due to snow 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 explained on social media Last winner s top name was Ctrl-Salt-Delete This season s winners will be reported in January Schreck disclosed from Chicago Associated Press reporters Jamie Stengle in Dallas and Mark Scolforo in Harrisburg Pennsylvania and photojournalist Nam Y Huh in Chicago contributed to this analysis Source