(New York) Thousands of flights were canceled on Saturday in the United States in anticipation of a severe storm expected in the east of the country, accompanied by snowfall and strong winds.
Posted at 12:33 a.m.
New England and the Northeast, including New York and Boston, were expected to be hardest hit by these inclement weather.
Gritters and snowplows are ready in cities like New York, whose Mayor Eric Adams warned on Twitter that 30 cm of snow was forecast for the city, while adding that “Mother Nature tends to do what she wants “.
Some 3,400 flights have already been canceled for Saturday, arriving in or departing from the United States, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
As of Friday, more than 1,450 flights had been canceled.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned of “near impossible travel conditions” across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coasts, with snowfall expected to exceed 30 cm in some places.
The governors of New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency, while Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a snow emergency for her city.
“Come home tonight, stay home over the weekend, avoid unnecessary travel,” New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
The storm, which is expected to strengthen rapidly in the next 24 hours, will cause extremely low temperatures, according to the NWS.