In New England and New York in the northeastern United States, a massive power outage due to a winter storm occurred on the 15th (local time), cutting off power supply to hundreds of thousands of households, temporarily closing schools, and freezing roads.
This storm started on the night of the 13th, and on the 14th, a whopping 91cm of snow fell and strong winds blew. In some areas, winter rain fell with several tens of centimeters of snow.
Up to 89cm of snow fell in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and storm snow hit Ashby, Massachusetts, the National Weather Service announced. The New York and Catskill Mountains also saw 60 cm of snow and 79 cm of snow in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
Residents of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, also took snowplows and took to the driveway in front of their homes to clear 45 cm of snow.
“I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve seen it snow in April, so I’m not surprised at all,” said Michael Garvey, 71, a retired Berkshire County Sheriff, as he cleared snow from the front of his garage. It was like spring weather just two weeks ago, but they said that winter has returned.
According to Power Outage US, a power outage tracking site, 67,000 homes are left in darkness due to power outages in the area.
Power restoration teams in New York and Pennsylvania are out to help, but it will still take a few days before power comes back on, said Alec O’Meara, a spokesman for Uniteel, a local power company.
Among the hikers in the area, two men, aged 47 and 53, were missing as signs were not visible due to heavy snow, but were rescued by calling 911 on the 14th.
The snow was too deep to use snowmobiles, so a rescue team of six, including two emergency rescue workers from the National Guard, mobilized on foot to find and disembark them safely.
About 2,100 US domestic flights were canceled due to the worst snow storm on the 14th. Flights between Boston and New York City are the most canceled, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking site.
Numerous schools went into temporary closure, and only a few schools opened on the 15th.
In Stowe, Vermont, some people enjoy heavy snow. The road here turned into a ski resort and many people flocked to ski.
However, the Meteorological Administration warned that floods and storm damage will continue in the northeastern region of the United States due to the aftermath of the storm. The snowfall was part of more than 10 atmospheric stream events over the state of California, which were reportedly caused by a band of clouds containing heavy rain moving eastward.
[피츠필드( 미 매사추세츠주)= AP/뉴시스]
Source: Donga
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