A storm moving across the eastern half of the United States on Tuesday brought 15 inches of snow to some states and knocked out power to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses.
More than 1,300 flights were cancelled nationwide as major airports including JFK Airport in New York were forced to ground planes.
At least 12 states are impacted so far, with New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey the hardest hit areas according PowerOutage.us.
The biggest power companies in those states are units of Con Edison in New York, FirstEnergy in Pennsylvania and Public Service Electric and Gas, a subsidiary of The Public Service Enterprise Group in New Jersey.
Extreme weather is a reminder of the February freeze in 2021 that left millions in Texas and other U.S. Central states without power, water and heat for days, and a winter storm in December 2022 – known as Elliott in the energy industry – that almost caused the collapse of power and natural gas systems in parts of the eastern half of the country.
The current storm is moving northeast and is already covering most of the country east of the Mississippi River, according to AccuWeather.com.
2024-01-10 06:02:00
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