Huge Snowstorm Hits US East Coast

Monday noon wasn’t usual in Pennsylvania and New York City as they are thumped with an expected snowstorm, which is as much as 19in (48cm) and 17in (43cm).

New Jersey and New York City are not left with too many options than to declare a state of emergency. 

The Storm is set to taper off on Tuesday, but the US National Weather Service further announces that New England should expect the snowstorm.

The forecast further comprises wind gusts of up to 50mph (80km\h), which is expected to rampage for several days, which will be hand in hand with a blinding and fierce blowing snowstorm.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a mandate that includes timed restrictions on non-essential travel from 6:00 local time (11:00 GMT) on Monday, and public schools’ closure on Thursday.

It is as much expected from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo as he announced a state of emergency in the City and 44 other counties.

“This is a dangerous situation,” he said in a press conference on Monday. “A life-threatening-situation. Expect closures. It’s going to get very bad very quickly.”

New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy chooses it as a precaution to suspend the state’s rail and bus operation on Monday. His mandate also comprises the emergency declaration that gives authorities powers to shut roads and empty homes, as reported by the BBC.

Over 1,600 flights were rightly suspended at the major airports in the snow storm’s path, comprising John F Kennedy Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport. All formerly intended flights were put on hold in the early hours of Monday.

Vaccine distribution has been put on hold in New Jersey, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, parts of Washington, DC, and most of New York due to the thumping snowstorm.

New York City is expected to cancel all vaccinations asr de Blasio has expressed that it is not safe for older residents to step out in the blizzard situations.

“We’re in a local state of emergency,” Mr de Blasio announces at a news conference. “I’m fearful that this tough situation we have now could get worse.”

The Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain in New York has been coated with ice amid the winter storm.

Snow hit the west coast last week, with some fractions of California encountering more than 6ft (2m) of snowfall.