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Snowstorm Blankets US Northeast as New York Sees Travel Ban
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared emergency activating National Guard as blizzard warnings cover NYC and nearby areas with snow rates up to 3 inches per hour, officials said.
- On Feb. 21, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for more than 20 counties and activated the New York National Guard and State Emergency Operations Center.
- A powerful nor'easter intensified off the Mid-Atlantic coast and threatened more than 90 million people with heavy snow and blizzard conditions on Feb. 22, with the National Weather Service warning these would `quickly materialize`.
- Nearly half of flights at JFK, LaGuardia, and EWR were canceled, with over 11,200 nationwide affected, as the storm forecasts 18 to 22 inches of snow in the region.
- Closing roads and restricting nonessential travel, officials also closed all bridges and roads to nonessential traffic and canceled public schools and Broadway on Monday.
- Heaviest snow is forecast to ease late Monday, Feb. 23, and cleanup is expected to begin by Tuesday, Mayor Michelle Wu said, urging residents to `We ask everyone to plan ahead, stay safe and warm, and stay off the roads`.
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A winter storm that threatens more than 50 million people in the northeast of the United States has forced a state of emergency and banned non-essential travel.
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Snowstorm blankets US northeast as New York sees travel ban
More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban.
The city of New York is still on the verge of heavy snowfall caused by the storm that ravages the east coast. Almost 70 million people remain on alert in the northeast of the United States before a scenario that has forced to cancel about 5,500 flights and that could leave accumulations of snow up to 150 centimetres high
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