Winter storm causes deaths, power outages and flight cancellations in US | Weather News

A further 3,800 flights cancelled as heavy snow and freezing temperatures trigger transportation snags.

The northeastern United States is experiencing the top of a powerful winter storm that induced freezing temperatures, energy outages, deaths and transportation points throughout the nation over the weekend.

The flight-tracking web site FlightAware confirmed about 3,800 flights had been cancelled on Monday with a further 1,000 delayed as heavy snow and freezing rain continued to blanket the northeast.

“I pray for 2ft [61cm] each time we get a snowstorm. I need as a lot as we will get,” New York Metropolis resident January Cotrel informed The Related Press information company. “Let the town simply shut down for a day, and it’s stunning, after which we will get again to life.”

Greater than 10 deaths have been reported because of the storm. In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated 5 individuals had been discovered useless outdoors over the weekend.

The web site poweroutage.com reported greater than 819,000 homes and companies had been with out electrical energy throughout the US on Monday, most of them concentrated within the South, the place the storm introduced freezing rain and temperatures.

Well being authorities within the Southern state of Louisiana reported that two individuals had died from hypothermia, and icy climate introduced down energy traces in Tennessee.

Flight cancellations are anticipated to extend all through Monday, and extra snow is forecast throughout the Appalachian Mountain area because the chilly entrance strikes offshore. Greater than 11,000 flights had been cancelled on Sunday, leaving 1000’s of travellers in a state of uncertainty.

Heavy snow has additionally blanketed roads, impeding native journey and prompting warnings from the Federal Emergency Administration Company and native authorities for residents to remain inside if potential.

The New York state department of the Nationwide Climate Service stated on Monday that temperatures are anticipated to stay beneath freezing all through the week however any remaining snowfall can be gentle and was anticipated to finish on Monday morning or early afternoon.