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More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States were under blizzard warnings on Monday, as a powerful winter storm dumped snow waist-deep in some areas and prompted a citywide travel ban in New York.
The “Nor’easter” swept through the region overnight, disrupting flights and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power.
New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, ordered nonessential drivers off the roads until midday Monday and closed schools, while authorities in New Jersey and Rhode Island imposed similar travel restrictions.
The National Weather Service warned that blizzard conditions and “crippling impacts” would continue throughout Monday. By 11:00 am local time (1600 GMT), over 5,500 flights had been cancelled across the US, with hundreds more delayed, particularly at New York’s three major airports and Boston Logan Airport.
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island recorded up to two feet (60 centimetres) of snow by Monday morning. Central Park saw 15.1 inches (38 centimetres), the most from a single storm in over five years.
The storm followed weeks after the region endured another severe winter weather system that left over 100 people dead. Authorities issued strong warnings ahead of the latest snowfall.
“New York City has not faced a storm of this scale in the last decade,” Mayor Mamdani said Sunday, declaring a state of emergency. Governor Kathy Hochul urged residents to stock up on groceries and medicine, warning that “the worst is yet to come.”
In Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu described the storm as of “historic proportions,” closing public schools and municipal buildings. Transit services were limited, and ferry operations were cancelled.
Snowploughs were deployed across the northeast as officials sought to minimise disruption, while cities including New York, Boston, and Philadelphia opened warming centres for those exposed to the cold.
