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PORT JERVIS, N.Y.-A major interstate at the New York-Pennsylvania line was reopened late Tuesday morning after it was shut down for a time by wintry weather that caused numerous accidents.The state Thruway Authority said officials in Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania closed I-84, and the New York agency said eastbound I-84 was closed for a time near Port Jervis, where the Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey borders meet.The early winter storm closed schools in parts of upstate New York, where as much as a foot of snow was forecast.Winter also came sooner than usual in central New Jersey, which saw its first snowflakes of the season on Tuesday.A light snowfall hit Trenton and other areas of the state around midmorning, forcing transportation officials to send out salt trucks along the Garden State Parkway, and on the New Jersey Turnpike from exits 8 to 11.Turnpike Authority spokesman Joe Orlando said the trucks were doing spot salting on bridge decks first."It looked like a mini-blizzard in October," Orlando said. "We're salting the roads and we haven't even gone trick-or-treating yet."In the meantime, speed limits on the Parkway and Turnpike were restricted to 50 mph, Orlando said.No accumulation was expected, except in higher elevations, but temperatures in the 30s and 40s in most parts of New Jersey gave the state a winter-like feel.In upstate New York, several schools in rural Delaware, Schoharie and Greene counties southwest of Albany canceled classes or delayed their start Tuesday morning because of the weather.The National Weather Service said snowfall totals by Wednesday morning could range from a few inches in areas south of Buffalo and around Albany to 8 to 12 inches in the Adirondacks and the Tug Hill Plateau north of Syracuse.Wind advisories were also issued Tuesday morning for two Hudson Valley bridges. Light box loads were prohibited on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, while trucks were required to reduce speed on the Bear Mountain bridge. Caution was advised on other bridges in the region.Forecasters said winds of 20 to 25 mph would accompany the snow in some areas of New York state, with gusts of up to 40 mph.A wind advisory was in effect in many parts of New Jersey, where forecasters predicted gusts up to 45 mph.An offshore storm was expected to whip up winds to 30 to 40 mph, with gusts to 60 possible, according to meteorologists. That could down tree limbs and utility lines.A winter weather advisory was in effect until 4 a.m. for Sussex County, N.J., where up to 3 inches of snow were possible.As in the days of Noah....
