NEW YORK (AP) — A dangerous winter storm Monday caused significant snowfall, lightning and gales in the northeastern United States.
The storm dumped about a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in parts of the state of New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania Sunday night and into Monday morning, after pummeling parts of the southeast a day earlier.
“We have had a very strong area of low pressure that has been moving north along the coast, with a significant accumulation of snow that goes from Tennessee and North Carolina to the northeast,” said meteorologist Marc Chenard, of the office. of the weather service in College Park, Maryland.
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Meteorologists in Buffalo, New York, noted that Nearly 18 inches (45 centimeters) of snow fell as of 1 p.m. Monday. The city authorities recommended Avoid unnecessary travel during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday., and some surrounding towns imposed travel restrictions.
“Woof! The (last) measurements at 1 a.m. were 4.6 inches (11.68 centimeters) in the last hour at Buffalo Airport!” the National Weather Service in Buffalo tweeted overnight. “And add another 4 inches (10 centimeters) in the last hour until 2 in the morning! The total so far from Sunday night: 10.2 inches (25.9 centimeters).”
The agency’s meteorologist Alexa Maines said that At least 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow were reported in Cleveland, Ohio, and another 25 inches (63 centimeters) in parts of Ashtabula County, in the northeast of the entity.
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Tens of thousands of customers were left without electricity in the northeast of the country and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Many COVID-19 diagnostic testing and vaccination centers had to close.
Meanwhile, New York City received just under 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of snow, which was washed away by overnight rain. The weather service (NWS) reported that intermittent rain and snow could continue through Monday night.
Forecasters indicated that wind gusts in the city could reach a maximum speed of about 72 km/h (45 mph), and about 97 km/h (60 mph) in Long Island.
Sleet and rain were the main threats to much of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, where snowfall turned to rain overnight. NWS experts in Boston expected wind gusts of up to 70 mph (113 km/h).
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