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Winter Storm Hits Northeastern U.S.
Aired December 06, 2003 - 12:01 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: New York is catching the brunt of the storm on the weekend. Good news for traffic officials and bad news for retailers who depend on Christmas shoppers. CNN's Jane King is up to her boots in the snow. She joins us now, live, from New York -- Jane.
JANE KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Renay.
I certainly do have my very warm boots on today, thank you.
We're officially in New York City under a blizzard warning that began at 10:00 a.m. this morning and lasts until 10 p.m. We expect another four or five inches of snow to come and winds pick up as well. In fact, even gusts of 40 to 45 miles per hour. We have falling snow as well as blowing snow and that's creating a mess in the Big Apple.
But that is not deterring the tourists who are here. In fact, I have talked to several day. Here is a nice couple. Where are you both from?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Los Angeles.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Los Angeles.
KING: This is quite a difference in weather. What do you think of all this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's great.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is absolutely wonderful. This is exactly what it looks like in the postcards. So, this is perfect.
KING: It is very festive?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Definitely, the Christmas spirit is here and the fact that it is snowing just makes it all the more interesting.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it really just makes it that much more wonderful.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It really will be a White Christmas this year.
KING: How long have you had this trip planned?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, gosh. It's actually one of those last minute things. We always wanted to spend Christmas in New York. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is just one of those things you have to do.
KING: Your plans have not changed at all?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, absolutely not.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're still doing everything we wanted to do.
KING: Great. Well, have a great time in New York.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
KING: And have a safe trip back to Los Angeles.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
KING: In fact, it is getting chillier here in New York. You can see here by the snow. If you take a look, here, the snow has become very powdery here. Last night, we had quite a bit of snow, about eight inches here in Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
But the snow is very powdery right now, that is an indication of the dropping temperatures. Normally we would see lined along here Central Park carriages with horses but the ASCPA sent them home. It was getting too cold for the horses here this morning.
The people, as you can see here, behind me, I'm right along Central Park, near Fifth Avenue and there's a lot of tourists coming out and a lot of New Yorkers as well. They're braving this storm, very gutsy, bundled up and coming out. It's not even winter, officially, yet. That doesn't happen until December 22nd.
Renay, back to you.
SAN MIGUEL: Jane, having lived there I can tell you there is no more beautiful time to be in a snowy New York than December.
Jane, thanks for the report.
Well, just up the coast, Boston is beginning to look like a bigger version of Buffalo. With the snow coming down sideways, and wind gusts reaching 50 miles per hour. CNN's Adaora Udoji is going nowhere fast, she's in the hub. She joins us now, live.
Adaora?
ADAORA UDOJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Renay, that's so perfect. Indeed, the snow is coming down sideways. We're here in Boston, on Boston's famous Newberry Street, lots of shopping, usually quite a bustling place.
But today the snow coming down hard, wind picking up. It's really not very busy. A mixed bag in fact, some stores are open, some not. Take a look at the street, not nearly as many people as there usually are. So far eight inches have fallen and they are now predicting up to two feet of snow.
Not too many people trying to brave it, not like New York City where Jane is saying the tourists are coming out. Some people, like the Colt Faloon (ph), who is joining us here are going to give us a chat.
Now, wait a minute, Colt, are you a native Bostonian?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
UDOJI: What do you think, December 6th, already a big storm?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope it is better than last winter. Last winter was really cold. Hopefully this is going to be short-lived.
UDOJI: You're outside today? You like the snow or had to come out?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Had to come out. Had to go to the Christmas shopping?
UDOJI: Oh, you had to go shopping? I'm sure the retailers will be happy to hear about that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I might be their only customer today.
UDOJI: You think so? Well, listen, Faloon, we wish you the best of luck in your shopping today and thanks very much for speaking with us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.
UDOJI: We'd like to look at a sky cam of downtown Boston, you can see lots of snow. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, we've been speaking with them this morning.
They say, they expect the snow to continue straight through tomorrow, the worst of it ready to hit later today. They're really worried about high winds that could be as high as 45 miles per hour. They are also worrying about waves up to three feet crashing into Boston Harbor, which could trigger some coastal flooding, which we have been told just a few minutes ago actually, they have been experiencing some down in Winthrop. So they're closely monitoring that.
Out at Logan Airport, officials say two runways are still open at this point. Though 158 flights out of 850 have been canceled. As I said, the storm is expected to -- the hardest part of the storm, center of the storm, heart of that storm is supposed to hit sometime later today and continue snowing well into tomorrow -- Renay.
SAN MIGUEL: All right, the snow is one thing, it's that wind that just cuts right through you. Adaora Udoji, thanks so much for the report.
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Aired December 6, 2003 - 12:01 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: New York is catching the brunt of the storm on the weekend. Good news for traffic officials and bad news for retailers who depend on Christmas shoppers. CNN's Jane King is up to her boots in the snow. She joins us now, live, from New York -- Jane.
JANE KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Renay.
I certainly do have my very warm boots on today, thank you.
We're officially in New York City under a blizzard warning that began at 10:00 a.m. this morning and lasts until 10 p.m. We expect another four or five inches of snow to come and winds pick up as well. In fact, even gusts of 40 to 45 miles per hour. We have falling snow as well as blowing snow and that's creating a mess in the Big Apple.
But that is not deterring the tourists who are here. In fact, I have talked to several day. Here is a nice couple. Where are you both from?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Los Angeles.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Los Angeles.
KING: This is quite a difference in weather. What do you think of all this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's great.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is absolutely wonderful. This is exactly what it looks like in the postcards. So, this is perfect.
KING: It is very festive?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Definitely, the Christmas spirit is here and the fact that it is snowing just makes it all the more interesting.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it really just makes it that much more wonderful.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It really will be a White Christmas this year.
KING: How long have you had this trip planned?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, gosh. It's actually one of those last minute things. We always wanted to spend Christmas in New York. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is just one of those things you have to do.
KING: Your plans have not changed at all?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, absolutely not.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're still doing everything we wanted to do.
KING: Great. Well, have a great time in New York.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
KING: And have a safe trip back to Los Angeles.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.
KING: In fact, it is getting chillier here in New York. You can see here by the snow. If you take a look, here, the snow has become very powdery here. Last night, we had quite a bit of snow, about eight inches here in Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
But the snow is very powdery right now, that is an indication of the dropping temperatures. Normally we would see lined along here Central Park carriages with horses but the ASCPA sent them home. It was getting too cold for the horses here this morning.
The people, as you can see here, behind me, I'm right along Central Park, near Fifth Avenue and there's a lot of tourists coming out and a lot of New Yorkers as well. They're braving this storm, very gutsy, bundled up and coming out. It's not even winter, officially, yet. That doesn't happen until December 22nd.
Renay, back to you.
SAN MIGUEL: Jane, having lived there I can tell you there is no more beautiful time to be in a snowy New York than December.
Jane, thanks for the report.
Well, just up the coast, Boston is beginning to look like a bigger version of Buffalo. With the snow coming down sideways, and wind gusts reaching 50 miles per hour. CNN's Adaora Udoji is going nowhere fast, she's in the hub. She joins us now, live.
Adaora?
ADAORA UDOJI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Renay, that's so perfect. Indeed, the snow is coming down sideways. We're here in Boston, on Boston's famous Newberry Street, lots of shopping, usually quite a bustling place.
But today the snow coming down hard, wind picking up. It's really not very busy. A mixed bag in fact, some stores are open, some not. Take a look at the street, not nearly as many people as there usually are. So far eight inches have fallen and they are now predicting up to two feet of snow.
Not too many people trying to brave it, not like New York City where Jane is saying the tourists are coming out. Some people, like the Colt Faloon (ph), who is joining us here are going to give us a chat.
Now, wait a minute, Colt, are you a native Bostonian?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
UDOJI: What do you think, December 6th, already a big storm?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I hope it is better than last winter. Last winter was really cold. Hopefully this is going to be short-lived.
UDOJI: You're outside today? You like the snow or had to come out?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Had to come out. Had to go to the Christmas shopping?
UDOJI: Oh, you had to go shopping? I'm sure the retailers will be happy to hear about that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I might be their only customer today.
UDOJI: You think so? Well, listen, Faloon, we wish you the best of luck in your shopping today and thanks very much for speaking with us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.
UDOJI: We'd like to look at a sky cam of downtown Boston, you can see lots of snow. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, we've been speaking with them this morning.
They say, they expect the snow to continue straight through tomorrow, the worst of it ready to hit later today. They're really worried about high winds that could be as high as 45 miles per hour. They are also worrying about waves up to three feet crashing into Boston Harbor, which could trigger some coastal flooding, which we have been told just a few minutes ago actually, they have been experiencing some down in Winthrop. So they're closely monitoring that.
Out at Logan Airport, officials say two runways are still open at this point. Though 158 flights out of 850 have been canceled. As I said, the storm is expected to -- the hardest part of the storm, center of the storm, heart of that storm is supposed to hit sometime later today and continue snowing well into tomorrow -- Renay.
SAN MIGUEL: All right, the snow is one thing, it's that wind that just cuts right through you. Adaora Udoji, thanks so much for the report.
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