Forecasts as late as Saturday had called for near blizzard conditions with blowing and drifting snow. The weather is still expected to be treacherous across New England where snow totals could exceed 18 inches. As the system cranks up along the coast, winds might reach 70 mph causing widespread beach erosion and the potential for flooding. Heavy Weather A National Guard plane with 21 persons aboard crashed early Saturday in heavy rain and fog thirty miles south of Macon, Georgia. There were no survivors.
Severe weather is one possible cause of the crash.
Thunderstorms and three mile visibility was reported in the area at the time of the accident. Nor' Easter is forecast to take shape off of the coast of North Carolina late Sunday. Already forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning the storm could be one of the worst in 40 years. France Gets A Taste Of Wild Weather Parts of southeastern France got a bitter taste of winter this week as heavy snow fell across the region. It was the first snow for the French Riviera in more than 15 years.