From the Northeastern US.
New York gets more than inch of snowfall before Halloween for the first time EVER as early snow storm cuts power to tens of thousands on East Coast
Earliest New York City one-inch snowfall since records began
More than 250,000 customers lost power in Pennsylvania and Maryland
More than 1,000 flights in or out of America cancelled
Experts predict up to 10 inches of snow to fall across North East
Only fourth time since Civil War that snow has fallen in NYC in October
Snowstorms already hitting Massachusetts and New England
Parts of Connecticut could get a foot of snow this weekend
New York has today been hit by more than one inch of snowfall before Halloween for the first time ever - with experts predicting much more on the way.
A classic nor'easter is chugging up the East Coast at an unusually early period and expected to dump up to 10 inches throughout the region.
Some places in mid-Atlantic states saw more than half a foot of snow and approximately 250,000 customers lost power in Pennsylvania and Maryland, requiring utility crews from Ohio and Kentucky to fix it.
More than 1,000 flights into or out of the United States were cancelled today, with New York particularly affected. JFK airport had around 230 called off by 5pm local time.
Around 60 million people will experience the rare October snowstorm, which should unleash heavy, wet snow and wind, causing fallen tree branches and potential travel chaos.
This weekend looks set to see huge amounts of sleet and snow covering the North East, invariably causing power outages and travel chaos. Some areas bracing for up to a foot of snow.
By 2pm, 1.3 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park; never before in October has an inch of snow fallen on a given day in New York City, AccuWeather reported.
The website reported that 10 inches in Ogletown, Pennsylvania, 9.5 inches in Frostburg, Maryland, and 8.5 inches in Lost River, West Virginia.
New York has received measurable snow before Halloween only three times since 1869 - and never more than one inch, as happened today.
The heaviest snow, though, is forecast for later in the day on Sunday in the Massachusetts Berkshires, the Litchfield Hills in northwestern Connecticut, southwestern New Hampshire and the southern Green Mountains.
'It's going to be wet, sticky and gloppy,' said NWS spokesman Chris Vaccaro. 'It's not going to be a dry, fluffy snow.'
The storm comes on a busy weekend for many along the Eastern Seaboard, with trick-or-treaters going door-to-door in search of Halloween booty, hunting season opening in some states and a full slate of college and pro football scheduled.
Fans in State College were making the most of what school officials said was the first measurable snowfall for any October home game since records began being kept in 1896...
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