USA: Strong winds, rain and snow batter U.S. east coast

Strong winds, rain and snow batter a broad area across the eastern U.S., making for wettest April storm on record. Gale-force winds and record rainfall battered the U.S. Northeast for a second day on Monday (April 16) as a rare spring northeaster storm flooded coastal areas, caused mudslides and blanketed areas in snow. Emergency management teams across the region said coastal flooding is a problem and, in New Jersey, Acting Governor Richard Codey declared a state of emergency. Across the area, new rainfall records were set. Winds gusted as high as 75 miles per hour (120 km per hour) in some areas, according to the National Weather Service, and New York City's Central Park reported 7.57 inches (19.23 cm) of rain, marking the wettest day in 125 years, officials said. In Kentucky, the rain is blamed for sending a wall of mud crashing into this house. No one was hurt. Parts of northern New York state, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts were blanketed with snow at a time many trees and flowers were already blooming. The National Weather Service predicted five to nine inches in the Utica area and more than 12 inches (30 cm) of snow along northern New England and New York's Adirondack Mountains. The rain and wind are expected to continue, possibly through Wednesday.

ITN Source | April 17, 2007

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