Lets hope they are OK. Sounds miserable. Hope the wall
street infestation packs up and goes home.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - An unusually early and powerful
nor'easter dumped wet, heavy snow Saturday from the
mid-Atlantic to New England, toppling leafy trees and power
lines and knocking out electricity to more than 2 million
homes and businesses.

eastern Pennsylvania serving as the bull's-eye.
West Milford, N.J., about 45 miles northwest of New York
City, had received 15.5 inches of snow by Saturday night
Plainfield, Mass., had gotten 14.3 inches.
New York City's Central Park set a record for both the date
and the month of October with 1.3 inches of snow.

More than 2.2 million customers lost power from Maryland
north through Massachusetts. More than half a million
residents in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut were
without power, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

By late Saturday, the storm had vacated most of Pennsylvania
and was tracking northeast.

Throughout the region, officials had warned that the early
storm would bring sticky snow and could create dangerous
conditions. New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts
declared states of emergencies.

Wind gusts of up to 55 mph were predicted especially along
coastal areas.


the severity caught them by surprise.
"This is absolutely a lot more snow than I expected to see
today. ,"

The storm disrupted travel. Airports all had hours long
delays Saturday. Amtrak suspended service between
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa.

Residents were urged to avoid travel altogether. Speed
limits were reduced on bridges between New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. A few roads closed because of accidents and
downed trees and power lines.

In eastern Pennsylvania, snow toppled trees and a few power
lines and led to minor traffic accidents, according to
dispatchers.

The last major widespread snowstorm to hit Pennsylvania this
early was in 1972

Jersey Central Power & Light, which was heavily criticized
for being too slow to restore power following Hurricane
Irene, had hundreds of workers set to be deployed.

Parts of New York saw a mix of snow, rain and slush that
made for sheer misery at the Occupy Wall Street encampment
in New York City, where drenched protesters hunkered down in
tents and under tarps as the plaza filled with rainwater and
melted snow. [serves em right, the bums.]

Two Vermont ski resorts, Killington and Mount Snow, started
the ski season early by opening one trail each over the
weekend, thanks to the recent snow and cold. Maine's Sunday
River ski resort also opened for the weekend.

In State College, 14-year-old Mac Charvala and his brother
Will, 10, of South Orange, N.J., were using new body boards
to slide along an inch of slushy snow covering a parking
lot.
"We've never been to a snow game before," said their father,
Mike. "It's an adventure. If you don't want to have fun,
stay home."