More than 700 flights have been canceled for Saturday at LaGuardia Airport, while about 450 have been canceled at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the Port Authority. A travel ban was placed into effect in New York City and on Long Island; only authorized emergency vehicles, hazard vehicles and critical healthcare personnel are permitted on roads there. The travel ban started at 2:30 p.m.
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Cuomo says all non-emergency vehicles should be off the city’s roads after 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican presidential contender, left the campaign trail in New Hampshire to oversee the emergency response in his snowbound state.
The New York State Thruway Authority has deployed additional resources to the region and now has 155 operators ready to operate 56 Large Snow Plows, 38 Medium Snow Plows, 10 Loaders, and four large snow blowers in the region.
The travel ban on NYC and Long Island will be lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
A blizzard driven by 55-mph wind gusts and producing snowfall at the rate of three inches per hour was threatening to bury New York City in up two feet of the white stuff by the time the nor’easter blows through early Sunday morning. “This will very likely be one of the worst storms in City history”. “We are doing everything necessary to keep people safe, and I encourage all New Yorkers to wait out the storm indoors”.
The road along the Manasquan Inlet was deserted Saturday evening with the water rising by the minute as another high tide moved in.
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Other states that recorded snowfall amounts greater than 6 inches included Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
