The 8.5 million inhabitants of New York saw the city and its emblematic sites such as Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge or Times Square, covered in a thick white coat, this Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Under the effect of a fearsome winter storm, schools, courts and government offices are closed and roads almost deserted after the National Weather Service (NWS) recommends that motorists drive “with the greatest caution” or of “simply avoid traveling if possible”.
One of the legendary views of New York in Brooklyn, reference to the film “Once Upon a Time in America”, by Sergio Leone. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP See full screen One of the legendary views of New York in Brooklyn, reference to the film “Once Upon a Time in America”, by Sergio Leone. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
Few joggers and dogs in Central Park, in the heart of New York, but already a few snowmen and snowball fights, according to photographers from theAFP.
Walkers brave the cold and snow in the paths of Central Park on February 13. | YUKI IWAMURA / AFP See full screen Walkers brave the cold and snow in the paths of Central Park on February 13. | YUKI IWAMURA / AFP A selfie to immortalize the moment, in Central Park, in the heart of New York. | CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP See in full screen A selfie to immortalize the moment, in Central Park, in the heart of New York. | CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP A man jogs on the legendary Brooklyn Bridge. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP See full screen A man is jogging on the legendary Brooklyn Bridge. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
A thousand flights canceled
Faced with heavy snowfall and freezing cold, many businesses closed their doors and schools announced distance learning.
Consequences of this snowstorm anticipated by the American weather: more than 1,220 flights to and from New York were canceled at midday, including almost half of those at LaGuardia airport, more than a quarter of flights to Newark, the large New Jersey airport in the New York suburbs, as well as 20% of the traffic at the historic JFK airport platform, according to the Flight Aware website.
“Four to eight inches (10 to 20 cm) of snow with wind gusts of 65 km/h are expected” during the day, according to the New York City (NYC) alert system.
Church Avenue subway station, February 13, 2024. | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP View in full screen Church Avenue subway station, February 13, 2024. | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Municipal workers throw salt in the streets of Manhattan, February 13, 2024. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP See full screen Municipal workers throw salt in the streets of Manhattan, February 13, 2024. | SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP The lights of Times Square in the storm, February 13, 2024. | MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP See in full screen The lights of Times Square in the storm, February 13, 2024. | MICHAEL M. SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
Up to 33 cm of snow in New York suburbs
From dawn, 2.5 to 5 cm of snow per hour fell on “certain areas” of the New York metropolitan area, particularly in the residential suburbs of Westchester County, north of the city, wedged between the Atlantic and the Hudson River, according to the NWS. Same thing to the west, in the industrial and bedroom suburbs of New Jersey and to the east on the Long Island peninsula which points towards the Atlantic.
In total, 32 million residents of the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are affected by bad weather according to the NWS, with up to 33 cm of snow in towns in New Jersey. Apart from the small snowy episode in mid-January, New York City had not seen such precipitation since February 2022.
2024-02-13 19:56:23
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