Alert continues for storms and snowfall in the northeastern United States
New York will resume vaccination against the coronavirus on Wednesday and face-to-face classes at school, suspended due to a gigantic winter storm that this Tuesday continues to hit the northeast of the country and has already left more than 17 inches of snow in the city.
This morning the United States meteorological service issued an alert warning of a strong winter storm that will cover the entire northeast of the country after New York City declared a state of emergency yesterday and canceled the coronavirus vaccination plan.
The city and its surroundings are expected to experience between 12 and 18 inches of snow.
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According to the weather service (NWS), the storm will span from Virginia to Maine, while snowfall will continue in New York, New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
In Central Park the snowfall was 43.7 cm at 7 in the morning, the 16th largest in history according to records started in 1869, when it was expected to be one of the 10 largest and exceed 50 cm.
The mayor asked that the roads be cleared for emergency vehicles to pass through.
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Against this background, the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, had yesterday ordered the closure of schools – which remain that way today – and restricted mobility only to essential workers, according to AFP.
The mayor also suspended the shifts granted for vaccination against the coronavirus and prohibited restaurants from serving customers at tables located outside.
A state of emergency is in effect for New York City.
Heavy snow and strong wind gusts could bring up to 22 inches of snow
In-person learning is cancelled for today and tomorrow
Alternate Side Parking is suspended through Saturday
Nonessential travel is restrictedMajor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) February 1, 2021
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Other regions of the northeastern United States are expected to be affected.
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For his part, the governor of the state, Andrew Cuomo, warned: “This is a dangerous situation, where there is risk of death. If you are not essential workers, stay home.”
After stopping in the morning, the snow began to fall again at noon on Tuesday, and forecasters estimate that New York may still receive an additional two inches of snow.
The state of emergency in the city ended on Tuesday and metropolitan trains returned to circulate through the largest American city, although schools remain closed until Wednesday.
The restaurants will also be able to reopen to the public tomorrow, but only for meals at tables set up outside.
After two days of suspension in the vaccination against the virus, the mayor Bill de Blasio said that the appointments will be rescheduled and the delay will be recovered “very quickly”.
The heaviest snowfall in the Northeast was in Montague, NJ, where 84 cm was recorded. In some places it snowed up to 7.6 cm per hour.
The mayor of New York asked the citizen to stay at home.
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Unlike in previous storms, the toll of victims has been limited.
A man was found dead in a park in Newark, New Jersey, and a woman with Alzheimer’s died of the cold in Allentown, Pennsylvania, after leaving her home.
In a suburb of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, a couple in their 50s who were sweeping the snow from the front of their house were killed by a neighbor after an argument and the perpetrator committed suicide as police prepared to arrest him.
“We are much better prepared for blizzards than before. We now have the blizzard of the century twice a year, so we have more equipment, more staff, more sophistication,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The storm is now heading toward northern New England, the NWS noted.
In Maine it has already started to snow and about 38 cm of snow is expected.
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