Winter Storm Gail is a powerful nor’easter set to dump over a foot of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England on Wednesday and Thursday, likely impacting travel, causing power outages, and possibly delaying Covid-19 vaccine deliveries and shutting down testing sites.
In this regard, it has the potential to be a storm unlike any we’ve seen.
Beginning Wednesday evening, continuing throughout the night into Thursday morning, Jim Cantore is reporting on the effects of Gail from Bethlehem, Pa; Mike Seidel in Philadelphia; Paul Goodloe and Justin Michaels are in Harrisburg, Pa.; Tevin Wooten in Boston; Reynolds Wolf in Frederick, Md.; Jen Carfagno in Roanoke, Va.;Dave Malkoff is in Hartford, CT; and Jacqui Jeras and Felicia Combs are both in New York.
Cantore met Mo, the mascot of Moravian College, during a live shot in Bethlehem, Pa. on Wednesday.
We’ll be rewatching this all winter 😍
While live, @JimCantore met Mo the greyhound, mascot of @MoravianCollege! #Gail pic.twitter.com/tBRuUVB3sk
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 17, 2020
Wonder if what happened to Lehigh University’s mascot? (Lehigh is also located in Bethlehem).
Next, here are Malkoff and Combs going back and forth, roughly 110 miles away from one another Wednesday evening:
Like a snow globe in Hartford with @malkoff and in Queens with @FeliciaCombsTWC Some of heaviest snow is yet to come! @weatherchannel #WinterStormGail pic.twitter.com/BKr6HXALSw
— Jen Carfagno (@JenCarfagno) December 17, 2020
Combs, a native South Floridian, reported that this is one of the first winter storms she’s ever covered. While sleet never feels good, it can feel doubly painful if you’re not used to it.
Sleet absolutely pelting us in Queens right now…aka ice pellets 😫 #Gail pic.twitter.com/dWtcnq4pEo
— Felicia Combs (@FeliciaCombsTWC) December 17, 2020
It’s no secret @FeliciaCombsTWC is NOT a fan of cold weather, but she’s bundled up and staying in good spirits in snowy Queens, NY!
We’re LIVE all night as #Gail continues. pic.twitter.com/OAA6APkku4
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 17, 2020
Wooten preparing to report from Eastern Mass on Thursday morning.
How frequently does Boston see 6” of snow in a single day? Or 8” or a foot!
Crunching the numbers…the answer may surprise you! pic.twitter.com/j50kzRhNrw
— Tevin Wooten (@TevinWooten) December 17, 2020
Welcome to winter, Boston! @weatherchannel @AMHQ #Gail pic.twitter.com/GmgN27DqoL
— Tevin Wooten (@TevinWooten) December 17, 2020
Great advice from Wooten on how to properly shovel snow without blowing out your back.
Shoveling Snow 101, with @TevinWooten! #Gail pic.twitter.com/UcYrvqNnd0
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) December 17, 2020
Malkoff has been broadcasting from the capital of the Netmeg State.
Meanwhile in Hartford, Connecticut…#WinterStormGail pic.twitter.com/eneBF3A0Y5
— Dave Malkoff (@malkoff) December 17, 2020
Paul Goodloe reports Thursday morning that 9.5 inches of snow have fallen onto the capital city of Pa., Harrisburg, “making it a top-10 December snow storm.” The city only got a total of ~5 inches of snow all of last year.
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Speaking of dogs, TWC meteorologist Jacqui Jeras captured footage of some canines at Madison Square Park Thursday morning.
The doggies loving the snow in Madison Square Park this morning! #NYC #WinterStormGail 5-10” pic.twitter.com/BWK6kRthXt
— Jacqui Jeras (@JacquiJerasTV) December 17, 2020
New York’s Southern Tier is really where all the action seems to be right now.
Big bucks in NY and PA!!! pic.twitter.com/do3aR5FcEf
— Stephanie Abrams (@StephanieAbrams) December 17, 2020
Of course TWC isn’t the only network covering Gail. Here’s NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez in Central Park:
The biggest winter storm in years is pounding the Northeast this morning, causing accidents that have taken several lives and leaving tens of thousands without power. @gabegutierrez reports from New York’s Central Park. pic.twitter.com/coKvQ3Stxy
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 17, 2020
ABC News’ chief meteorologist Ginger Zee filed a report for GMA from New York.
Our @Ginger_Zee tracks the latest path of the nor’easter.
MORE HERE: https://t.co/yRMNTnYeqv pic.twitter.com/ZI4nnspv8a
— Good Morning America (@GMA) December 17, 2020
While Rob Marciano has been dispatched to Hartford. There’s a winter storm warning in Hartford until 1 p.m. ET.
Fox News Channel’s Bryan Llenas was out covering the storm for Fox & Friends First at the crack of dawn on Thursday, doing so from Brooklyn.
