The winter storm has hit the eastern United States and caused heavy snowfall Weather News

A strong winter storm has brought in heavy snow and high winds United States of America East Coast, forcing the abandonment thousands of flights Nearly 70 million people throughout the region have heard severe weather warnings.

With snow warnings in effect, cities including New York and Boston suffered the brunt of the storm on Saturday morning, but the extensive system also hit the mid-Atlantic.

Ice alerts have risen as far south as Florida, where the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that “scattered iguanas falling from trees are scattered to isolated iguanas,” which could temporarily paralyze large lizards that could weigh 20 pounds (9 kg).

Salt and snow machines were scouring the streets of New York as 4 inches (10 cm) of snow fell on Saturday morning.

Mayor Eric Adams asked New York City residents to stay home by tweeting a video of him walking outside the Bronx neighborhood.

“It’s a good day if you don’t have to go outside to stay home!” He said.

In the land of the Bronx. It’s a good day to stay home if you don’t have to go outside! pic.twitter.com/mFEqJpQpq0

– Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) January 29, 2022

On Saturday, more than 3,500 flights were canceled in the U.S., whether traveling in or out, according to flight tracking. FlightAwareand have already canceled 847 flights by Sunday.

There were more than 1,450 cancellations on Friday.

Gabriel Elizondo of Al Jazeera, reported from New York City, said some public transportation had been suspended.

“Right now, here in New York, nine degrees Celsius is negative. The metro system is still up and running here. But many trains and buses and other public transport have been stopped, “he added.

Elizondo said weather experts said if the storm continues there is a fear of coastal flooding, something that is already happening in southern New Jersey.

The NWS has warned of “dangerous snow conditions” on parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts, with a snow accumulation of more than 2 feet (61 cm) in the area around Boston.

The snowfall rate would be between 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) per hour, and strong winds would cause “scattered power outages.”

“White conditions and expect almost impossible travel sometimes,” the service said.

‘Historical storm’

The governors of New York and New Jersey imposed a state of emergency, while the mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, declared a snow emergency.

“It’s going to get pretty ugly,” he said at a town hall TV interview this morning.

“This is going to be a historic storm.”

XV Beacon Hotel staff clears snow in a Nor’easter storm in Boston, Massachusetts, January 29, 2022 [Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters]

Massachusetts residents went on Friday to buy food, as well as pellets that melt snow and ice, to help keep sidewalks and walkways clean.

As of Saturday morning, Boston Public Works said 500 snowmobiles were already working on the city streets.

The storm will create very cold temperatures with dangerous cold winds from Saturday night to Sunday morning, the NWS said.

“Return home safely tonight, stay home for the weekend, avoid unnecessary travel,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement, noting the deep snowfall on Long Island, New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.

People who have had to travel have also been asked to fill their car’s fuel tanks and have supplies such as ice scrapers, blankets and water in their vehicles.

The NWS Eastern Region reported on Friday that the storm was expected to intensify rapidly over the next 24 hours, a meteorological event sometimes referred to as a “bomb cyclone”.

It comes on the heels of a similar diet winter storm which covered part of the North American East, from Georgia to Canada, just two weeks ago, cut off thousands of homes and even disrupted thousands of flights.