Even now, after trying to track the journey on an actual map, we still have no clue where we were. The radio was playing almost pure static, as well. We barely had any cell service, so our GPS with our maps weren’t working anymore. It was pitch-black out, and the snow had knocked out the power, so there were no street lights. Or, at least they looked like back roads. It was stressful at first – the roads were something of a mess – and we thought of stopping, but then the roads cleared up, so we agreed that it was fine to keep driving. The detour took us down some back roads around Springfield, Virginia. We didn’t run into the actual storm, just the aftermath. You could tell that it had somewhat snowed recently, but we didn’t think we were going to run into any of the true stormy weather. It was getting dark, but we had always pushed through the 13-hour drive in one day so we thought nothing about it. So we obviously decided to take the detour. Normally, it probably would’ve added an extra half-hour, but with the delays on the freeway, it was going to save us about two hours. It was right outside of the city limits that our GPS told us there was heavy traffic ahead, but that a shorter route was available. We got zero notices about people needing to stay off the roads, and we were tuned into local news stations the whole way. We always take I95 because it both has the prettiest views, and is a significantly shorter route. Up until the parking lot known as I95, it was probably the most fun we had ever had on one of these trips, and we’ve made this particular journey together eight times now. We were playing “our game” and having an absolute blast. The two of us take turns picking a color with whoever finds the most of that color having to pay for dinner. We drove through Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland with absolutely no problem. We had our coffee, had picked up some breakfast, and were on the road by 8am on Monday. Prior to the backup, the trip had been going great. The night before, we checked weather reports for our route and all was clear. My boyfriend and I had gone to New England to visit his family for New Year’s and were traveling back home to North Carolina this past Monday. After all, I was trapped there for 16 hours. Over 40 miles of cars trapped on the interstate in sub-freezing temperatures for over 20 hours is absolutely miserable. And I can attest to the fact it felt worse than it looked on the news. That includes southern New Jersey, northern Delaware and parts of eastern North Carolina.By now, I’m sure you heard that the gridlock earlier this week on I95 in Virginia was absolutely terrible. The Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect for areas farther inland. The Coastal Flood Warnings extend from the Toms River, New Jersey, area south along the Jersey Shore, the Delmarva Peninsula and the Virginia Tidewater, including Norfolk and Virginia Beach. "As a result, with that onshore flow, we are going to get those very strong onshore winds, and that's going to lead to major flooding." "Whenever you have a difference of pressure like this, right in between there is where you start to get those really strong winds," he said. The FOX Forecast Center expects strong winds from the storm will lead to coastal flooding, and as a result, there are Coastal Flood Warnings and Advisories in effect through at least Wednesday.įOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer explained that the winds are so strong with the storm system spinning off the coast because it's teaming up with an area of high pressure to the north. Coastal flood alerts in effect on Tuesday.
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