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US Northeast braces for historic blizzard
The US Northeast is bracing for a blizzard on Monday that is forecast to bring up to 2 feet of snow from northern New Jersey to southern Maine — and could measure up as one of the worst snowstorms in New York City history.With a possibility of 30 inches of snow and wind gusts of 65 miles an hour predicted for New York,
Grim situation along 250-mile stretch of Northeast, including New York, Boston
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New York: The US Northeast is bracing for a blizzard on Monday that is forecast to bring up to 2 feet of snow from northern New Jersey to southern Maine — and could measure up as one of the worst snowstorms in New York City history.With a possibility of 30 inches of snow and wind gusts of 65 miles an hour predicted for New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio came out Sunday with members of his emergency response team to urge residents to use extreme caution over the next two days. “My message to all New Yorkers is, prepare for something worse than we have seen before,” said de Blasio. “Don’t underestimate this storm.”
The storm, which moved through the mid-Atlantic Sunday, was expected to get progressively worse as it comes east and would “max out” as it hits the New York area, said John Cristantello, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Forecasters have issued a blizzard warning for a 250-mile stretch of the Northeast, including New York City and Boston.
Officials cautioned residents not to be misled by a relatively smooth commute Monday morning. Lighter snow is expected to begin midmorning and turn heavy around the evening commute into Tuesday morning, with sustained winds from 30 to 40 miles an hour, according to the weather service. Accumulation will be at least 20 inches across the region and temperatures will be in the 20s.
In Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker warned residents to prepare for roads that are “very hard, if not impossible, to navigate,” power outages and possibly even a lack of public transportation, according to the Associated Press. Boston is expected to get 18 to 24 inches of snow, with up to 2 feet or more west of the city, and Philadelphia could see up to a foot, the weather service said.
Airlines canceled thousands of flights ahead of the storm. Almost 2,200 flights scheduled for Monday and more than 2,000 scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled, the Associated Press reported, citing flight-tracking site FlightAware. Schools throughout the region are expected to close early on Monday and/or not open at all Tuesday. As the storm approached, New York accelerated its preparations.
