A powerful winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on the Northeastern United States on Tuesday, with New York City getting its first major snowfall in at least two years.

The storm began to turn eastward from New York into Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Some areas of Pennsylvania also received a foot of snow. Millions of people from northern New York City to southern New England remain under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service said, as nor’easters bring heavy rain, wet snow and up to 50,000 pounds per day to the region. Winds of 96.56 kilometers per hour. (New Creation) said.

Effects of fast-moving storms

A severe storm with strong winds swept through parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, creating hazards on roads and causing chaos at airports. More than 1,200 flights to and from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Boston’s Logan International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport were delayed or canceled, according to Flightaware.com. The storm had dumped more than a foot of snow in many locations as of noon Tuesday, including Farmington, Connecticut, and Sussex, New Jersey, where totals exceeded 15 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

In Fall River, Mass., where up to 9 inches of snow is expected, Robin Mettyville’s Main Street Florist canceled all Valentine’s Day flower deliveries on Tuesday. “It was the day before Valentine’s Day and I had to tell my customers we couldn’t do this,” she said, looking out the store window at the snow that had forced her to shovel it twice. “We’re tough New Englanders, but flowers can’t stand the cold.”

heavy snow

The expected heavy snowfall in Boston did not materialize, with only about an inch of snow falling in the city by midday, the National Weather Service said, noting that the storm was slowly moving south of the city. The snow in the New York area had stopped by midday, with accumulations ranging from 3 to 8 inches depending on the location, creating conditions for sledding and snowball fights.

“Between today and yesterday, we ran out of sleds and shovels,” said Louis Mendez, manager of Columbus Hardware in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. “We have about 60 sleds, but I don’t know how many shovels. They are our best seller.” The storm finally ended New York City’s nearly two-year “snow drought.” The snow-free period, which heightened concerns about global warming, officially ended in mid-January, when arctic winds blew off about 1.4 inches — little more than a dust cloud — in Manhattan’s Central Park.

travel warning

City officials said at a news conference that more than 2,000 plow trucks were salting and clearing streets and urging property owners to clear snow from their sidewalks.

“New York City remains under a travel advisory today as temperatures drop and snow melts, resulting in possible icy roads,” New York City Emergency Management Agency X said, urging drivers to use caution. “Keeping an eye on snow removal operations on the ground in Queens. @NYCSanitation plows are taking to the streets. If you don’t have to travel, please stay off the roads and help New York’s Strongest help us weather this storm.” Mayor Eric Eric Adams wrote on X on Tuesday.

Jan Gautam, director of Novus Maintenance, a Manhattan snow removal company, said he stayed up all night until the morning when he gathered his crews and set out more than a dozen snowplows and 30 sidewalk snowplows to hit the streets of New York. “Our phones have been ringing off the hook since the snow started falling,” Gautam said. Reuters. “As long as it snows, we’ll be there.” Gautam manages about 100 employees and serves more than 250 clients across the city, including hospitals and hotels.

“In a storm like this, where the snow comes in so fast, we have to go back to the same spots over and over again to make sure it’s clear and safe,” he said. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia, according to Poweroutage.us About 130,000 homes and businesses were without power. School districts across the region have canceled in-person classes for the day, including New York City, which is teaching its 1 million students remotely.

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