White-out: Eight killed in US blizzard
More than 200,000 customers in 13 states are without power because of the storm
Snow plows clean the snow from a street in downtown Washington, DC on January 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
NEW YORK:
A winter storm on Saturday whipped up record-setting tides higher than during Superstorm Sandy, causing major flooding in New Jersey and Delaware after dumping nearly two feet (60 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, DC.
Most of them, about 140,000, are in the Carolinas. In a statement, Mayor Blasio said the storm had strengthened beyond earlier expectations in terms of accumulations and intensity. New York City buses operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were due to be suspended at noon as the storm bore down on the city.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2016.
A winter storm on Saturday whipped up record-setting tides higher than during Superstorm Sandy, causing major flooding in New Jersey and Delaware after dumping nearly two feet (60 cm) of snow on the suburbs of Washington, DC.
The heaviest snow engulfed New York on Saturday and was not expected to stop until Sunday, when up to 30 inches may have piled up in the nation’s largest city, said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.
More than 8,600 flights have been canceled through Sunday, according to FlightAware.com. At least eight people have died due to the storm: Six in North Carolina, one in Virginia and one in Kentucky. More than 200,000 customers in 13 states are without power because of the storm.
Most of them, about 140,000, are in the Carolinas. In a statement, Mayor Blasio said the storm had strengthened beyond earlier expectations in terms of accumulations and intensity. New York City buses operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority were due to be suspended at noon as the storm bore down on the city.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2016.