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The states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut woke up blank to the first major storm of the winter season, which caused traffic jams, event and flight cancellations, and delays at major airports.
The storm left heavy accumulation in Connecticut, with areas recording up to nine inches of snow (22.86 centimeters).
“Thank you to the many snow plow drivers who worked tirelessly through the night to clear the roads. If you must drive this morning, do so slowly and don’t get too close to the snow plows,” he said in his X post. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont.
He Central Park in New York accumulated 11 cm of snowthe highest amount recorded since January 2022, while in other parts of the state up to 7.5 inches were measured, as reported by the United States National Weather Service (NWS).
THE Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York Statedeclared a state of emergency in more than half of the state’s counties before the storm arrived.
Even though this Saturday the storm warning was already over, authorities recommend caution because the roads are covered in snow, while the nightmare continues for thousands of passengers at airports like John F. Kennedy (JFK) where 134 flights were canceled and 107 delays.
Nearly 700 domestic flights were canceled, mostly in the New York area, and more than 3,000 were delayed nationwide, according to the tracking site FlightAware.
10 centimeters of snow fell in New Yorkin the forecast range of 10 to 20. However, 7 inches (17.7 centimeters) and 7.5 inches (19 cm9) fell in areas of Long Island. The heaviest snowfall was reported in neighboring New Jersey, where a state of emergency was also declared, and in Connecticut, where 9.1 inches of snow fell in Fairfield County.
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