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Potentially Significant Storm Could Be Coming: Wintry Blast Will Bring Separate Snow Chances Potentially Significant Storm Could Be Coming: Wintry Blast Will Bring Separate Snow Chances
Potentially Significant Storm Could Be Coming: Wintry Blast Will Bring Separate Snow Chances A blast of wintry weather will lead to separate chances for snowfall through early next week, including what could be a more significant storm. Wind gusts will be as high as 30 miles per hour Saturday morning, Feb. 25 on a day in which the high temperature will be right around the freezing mark, but with wind-chill values in the teens, the National Weather Service says. There will be a band of light snow moving through from the late morning until the mid to late afternoon on Saturday. (See the first image above from AccuWeather.com.) Other areas could see a coating to an inch as well …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Post-Nor'easter Weather Pattern Will Stay Active: Here Are Next Snow Chances Post-Nor'easter Weather Pattern Will Stay Active: Here Are Next Snow Chances
Post-Nor'easter Weather Pattern Will Stay Active: Here Are Next Snow Chances The powerful, long-lasting Nor'easter delivered a parting shot in the form of light snow and snow squalls that created hazardous driving conditions just hours after many in the region had dug out from snowfall, with slippery road conditions into the morning commute on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Related story - How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals Throughout Region From Nor'easter While the storm has now finally moved off the East Coast, the weather pattern will remain active through early next week. After scattered morning snow showers, Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with some pee…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Tread Lightly: Worn Tires Connected To 653 CT Crashes Tread Lightly: Worn Tires Connected To 653 CT Crashes
Tread Lightly: Worn Tires Connected To 653 CT Crashes With the busy summer driving season heating up, AAA is asking motorists to check their tires before taking off on the road. Driving on worn tires at highway speeds on wet pavement increases your average stopping distance by 43%, compared to new tires, AAA officials noted, reminding motorists to regularly check their tread depth. According to testing done by AAA and the Automobile Club of Southern California, drivers will travel 87 more feet - the length of a semi-trailer truck - if their tires are do not have proper treads. Nearly 800,000 crashes occur on wet roads each year. “Tires are wh…

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by Zak Failla