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Northeast Blizzard Cuts Power to 600,000, Grounds Flights and Shuts Schools

Power restoration faces days-long delays with a new clipper threatening fresh snow.

Overview

  • New York and several states imposed travel restrictions and closures, with New York City opening 13 warming centers as the mayor urged residents to stay home.
  • More than 10,000 flights have been canceled since Sunday, with the heaviest disruptions at New York–area airports and Boston Logan.
  • The National Weather Service warns travel is nearly impossible, citing dangerous wind gusts up to about 110 km/h and the risk of additional snowfall from an Alberta clipper.
  • Outages escalated across New Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware, where utilities described severe damage and said repairs will require help from neighboring crews over several days.
  • Snow totals hit exceptional levels, including over 74 cm in Islip, New York, and more than 67 cm in Swansea, Massachusetts, with rare thundersnow observed in parts of the region.