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Winter Storm Blasts the Northeast

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Boston declares a snow emergency in anticipation

On Friday, it snowed in Baghdad and heartwarming stories of Iraqis seeing the snow as an omen of peace flowed across news channels.

Blizzard at Rush HourBlizzard at Rush HourI don't hear anyone celebrating the storm that's taken up residence in the Northeast this morning.

At midnight Boston Mayer, Thomas Menino, declared a state of emergency, closing schools, warning travelers about flight delays and cancelations and asking residents to stay home.

Northern Connecticut, most of Massachusetts, southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are expecting as much as 12" of snow today, but some areas of central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire may get more than a foot.

Sadly, the only people celebrating this much snow aren't old enough to hold a driver's license.

If you're traveling out of or into this area today and flying by Continental, you're in luck. Late last night they announced travel options effective immediately. If you're scheduled for travel on January 15 to or from affected airports, you can delay your flight until January 22, without penalty.

If your flight is canceled, you can request a refund.

The quickest way to manage your flights is to visit Continental and choose the "Manage Reservations" section. Enter you confirmation number and last name to activate the process.

Prefer to talk to a real person? Call Continental Reservations at 800-525-0280 or your travel agent and let her do the work for you.

Are you traveling through the storm today? Any celebrating going on where you are because of snow?

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