Weather Channel - Rare October Snowstorm Pelts Northeast Reuters

By Lauren Keiper

BOSTON Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:35pm EDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - A extraordinary October snowstorm weary down about the heavily populated Northeast on Saturday, along with some parts bracing for as long as a base of environments and major power outages.

In Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, over 44,000 clients were with no power, your tool Allegheny Power said. Hour-long airline ticket delays had been reported during Philadelphia International Airport.

The perfect threatened visitors difficulties with regard to 100,000 university sports devotees in a sport around State College, Pennsylvania concerning Penn State plus the University of Illinois.

By midday, there have been a few flakes with elements of New Jersey and New York.

"It's a strong surprise for October," reported AccuWeather.com mature meteorologist Paul Walker. "We will not normally view storms the following full all this strong."

While October excellent skiing conditions is not unprecedented, this specific storm starting up while rain and switching to help excellent skiing conditions as heat move could established records.

Hartford, Connecticut, Allentown, Pennsylvania, along with Worcester, Massachusetts were amid your towns that can find about a ft . connected with snow, forecasters said.

Allentown normally percieves their first measurable compacted snow around December 5, The Weather Channel said. Boston commonly considers snowfall throughout the finish associated with November, while New York City and also Philadelphia usually get their first flakes in mid-December.

Major coastal cities usually are not more likely to be able to escape by simply this specific weekend's storm, meteorologists said.

New York could notice several inches connected with snow, tapering down with Saturday night, The Weather Channel said. In Boston, afternoon rain will turn to perfect overnight, discussing for you to three inches.