Snow squalls ease but disrupt Midwest and state travel
Flights to Detroit and other Midwest cities largely went on schedule while a New York to Rochester flight with a Syracuse stopover was canceled. Central New York saw many snow related accidents, mainly minor, as drivers faced poor visibility and gusty winds on the Thruway and Route 81. State police urged slow driving and warned against overconfidence on bare roads.
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Slushy roads and pileups as winter storm hits upstate New York
Police report slushy surfaces with ice patches in Weatherby area. Pulaski Watertown drivers face blowing and hard packed snow. In Onondaga County 97 snow removal vehicles deployed 50 plows 32 sanders 15 graders sent from Amboy Jamesville Marcellus North Syracuse. In Syracuse 60 equipment units used including five salt spreaders. Multiple crashes on Interstate 81 near Broome Cortland counties injuring at least five. highway closed 4 to 7 PM. Cortland County eight car pileup investigated. traffic rerouted. No serious injuries reported.
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Weather Forecast With Snow Flurries and Cold
Occasional snow and cold conditions today with a partly cloudy sky and a risk of flurries tonight. Sunset at 4 31 p m and sunrise at 7 31 a m tomorrow. Record high 57 in 1928 and record low 10 in 1919. Wind West to southwest 15 to 25 mph. Snow to date 38 inches and seasonal total 167.2 inches.
Apollo mission yields orange lunar soil near Shorty crater
NASA scientists hailed the Apollo 17 mission as a climax of the program. Paul Gast notes Moon remains active beneath the surface while Cernan and Schmitt collect sharp observations. The orange soil near Shorty crater and a large area of similar material west of Taurus-Littrow spark excitement about young lunar material.
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Blizzard Strands Ohio Counties With Record Snowfall
United Press International reports a blizzard dropped up to 28 inches of snow in northeast Ohio, closing highways and airports and isolating At least one county reachable only by snowmobiles. Another foot expected overnight. Ashtabula County declared a snow emergency as state patrol used snowmobiles to reach about 100 stranded motorists on I 90. Cleveland areas faced major interstate closures.
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