Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze as people started digging out after a powerful nor’easter hit the region.
BOSTON — Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze Sunday as people started digging out after a powerful nor’easter dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
Winds gusted as high as 83 mph on Cape Cod. It scoured the ground bare in some spots and piled the snow into huge drifts in others. Coastal towns flooded, with wind and waves battering North Weymouth, south of Boston, flooding streets with a slurry of frigid water, according to video posted on social media. Other videos showed a street underwater on Nantucket and waves crashing against the windows of a building in Plymouth.
Like most major winter storms in New England, it drew comparisons to the infamous Blizzard of ‘78, which paralyzed the region for days. “It’s funny, it didn’t look so bad when I looked out the window this morning,” he said as he shoveled the sidewalk in front of his home in Waltham outside Boston, which according to the National Weather Service, got 16 inches of snow. “But it’s light, so it’s easy to shovel.”
Climate change, particularly the warming ocean, probably influenced the strength of the storm, atmospheric researchers said. Parts of 10 states were under blizzard warnings at some point: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, along with much of the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Blizzard buffets East Coast with deep snow, winds, floodingBOSTON (AP) — A nor'easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake.
Lire la suite »
Winter Storm Churns Up East Coast With Deep Snow, High WindsAirlines canceled more than 3,000 flights at some of the nation’s busiest airports
Lire la suite »
Nor’easter brings deep snow, high winds to East CoastCentral Pennsylvania is out of the path of the storm, which is expected to leave 6' to 24' of snow in some areas.
Lire la suite »
LIVE UPDATES: Nor'easter blasting East Coast with heavy snow, high windsMore than 70 million Americans are seeing impacts from the winter storm from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine. Before the storm moves away from the U.S. parts of New England could be measuring the snowfall in feet not inches.
Lire la suite »
Winter storm lashes East Coast with deep snow, high windsBOSTON (AP) — A storm with wind gusts near hurricane force lashed the Northeast on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power outages while forecasters warned conditions would worsen and then be followed by bitter cold.
Lire la suite »
Heavy snow, high winds threaten East CoastA powerful nor’easter is sweeping up the U.S. East Coast and threatening to bury parts of 10 states under deep snow accompanied by coastal flooding and high winds.
Lire la suite »