New York and its surroundings I woke up this Tuesday covered in snow for the first time in two years, in a storm that hit the northeastern United States and caused school closures, flight cancellations, court closures and vehicular traffic disruptions.
Airlines have canceled more than 1,220 flights, These include, according to Aviation, 43% of all those operated at LaGuardia National Airport and 28% of services at Newark Airport in the neighboring state of New Jersey, along with nearly one in five flights at the main hub New York plane, JFK. Aware flight tracker.
In New York schools are closed and “more than a million students followed distance learning” Donald Banks, the city’s education director, announced this at a press conference at the end of the morning.
According to authorities, this is the first time in two years that snow has made it necessary to use snowplows in the country’s most populous city, which has more than 8.5 million residents.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned of storms with “strong winds and heavy snow…that could damage trees, power lines and disrupt travel,” as well as “coastal flooding.”which can affect around 32 million people.
Many rural areas of the northeast were completely isolated. Snowplows tried to clear the streets as it continued to snow heavily with visibility difficult.
Hampton District, New Jersey accumulated 33 centimeters of snowwhile Chester, New York, received about a foot, according to meteorologists.
An electric car is charging at a snow-covered station in Sparkill, New York. Photo by AFPNew York authorities have warned of a drop in temperatures late in the day that will turn snow into ice, increasing the risk of accidents.
In Manhattan, Central Park has arisen under a thick layer of white that has prompted many to go out to enjoy this phenomenon which is becoming less frequent due to climate change.
Snow cover in metropolises could reach 10 to 15 centimeters during the day.
A car covered in snow in Tappan, New York. Photo by AFPThe last snowfall in New York was on January 16, after 700 days without precipitation.
The NWS announced “strong winds and heavy snow… which could damage trees, power lines and disrupt travel.” “Coastal flooding is expected along portions of the east coast,” she said.
On Christmas 2022, the so-called “blizzard of the century” left more than a foot of snow in the vast, largely rural northern and western state of New York, resulting in dozens of deaths. Many deaths occurred in the city of Buffalo, on the border with Canada and hundreds of kilometers northwest of the ‘Big Apple’.
Source: Clarin
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