Environment and Outdoors

Nor'easter Rolls Into New England As Millions Begin Cleanup

Maine Public | By Ted Shaffrey and Michael Hill - Associated Press

Published March 22, 2018 at 6:31 AM EDT

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Tree branches and cars are covered by heavy snow during a snowstorm, Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Jersey City, N.J.

NEW YORK - The latest nor'easter is rolling into New England as millions of others in the Northeast begin to dig out.

The fourth major storm in three weeks dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of Pennsylvania Wednesday, while major cities along the Interstate 95 corridor saw much less.

Downtown Philadelphia got 7 inches and New York City's Central Park recorded a little less than 7. Boston was expected to get 4 to 9 inches before tapering off Thursday afternoon.

Airlines canceled more than 4,000 flights Wednesday. On the ground, Amtrak scaled back service on the Northeast corridor between Washington and Boston, and some states banned trucks from major highways. At least two traffic deaths were reported in New Jersey and on New York's Long Island.