Pedestrians walk past a mound of snow in northwest Washington, DC on January 25, 2016.
Advertisement
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar).
Steve Yarborough calls himself a “weather nerd”.
At one point on Saturday, a record 1.3 million Comcast customers used on-demand service to watch movies and TV shows – all at the same time.
Many flights had also been cancelled.
After thousands of flights were canceled over the weekend, JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia are open but still experiencing some delays and cancellations.
By The Associated Press Experts say the weekend blizzard along the East Coast could have an economic impact of up to $850 million, with restaurants, theaters and other entertainment venues, and…
It looks like the country will be spared of any snow this weekend, but some long-term forecast models are showing a strong winter storm targeting the middle of the country early next week – on Groundhog Day.
Some of the blizzard’s heaviest snow bands wound up over New York City and Long Island, sending snow totals spiking higher than the 12-18 inches forecasters predicted Thursday.
Vehicles parked in neighbourhoods remained encased in snow – much of it pushed higher by passing snow ploughs.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters that public schools would stay closed until Wednesday but city offices would open as normal. Trains were expected to still run less often, though.
In Washington and surrounding areas, all federal, state and local offices will remain closed on Monday. Airports resumed limited service in New York City, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, which said it got an entire winter’s snow in two days. Washington, DC, and 11 States, including NY, are under states of emergencies, and their public officials are trying to convince people to stay off the roads.
Residents of parts of Queens, as well as the Bronx and Staten Island, complained Sunday that their streets were not adequately plowed and they were unable to get around. Cars parked in neighbourhoods were encased in snow and pavement entrances were blocked.
“It’s very tough. I’m not going to lie”. He also expressed concern about flat roofs caving in, saying anytime it’s safe to get snow off the roof, people should try to do so. His 5:50 a.m. train on Monday had been canceled and he was waiting to board a later train. “There’s a lot of snow all over the place”, he said. “I was expecting worse”, said Michael Pollock, a 29-year-old law student commuting from northwest Washington to Judiciary Square.
Much of the nation’s capital will remain frozen, as the federal government and schools remain shut down. “It was pretty crowded as it is”.
Federal offices were to be closed Monday.
Police said the exhaust pipe of the auto in which they were sitting was covered by snow, adding that the woman’s three-year-old daughter is critically ill.
“A lot of teachers are taking the train instead of driving”, said Wanda Morales, director of operations at the school, as she stood outside while maintenance workers spread salt and parents dropped off their children.
Baltimore, too, was likely to spend more than it planned.
“Some of our guys out there, they want to be Superman”, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said.
Advertisement
Residents in southern New Jersey were still cleaning up the mess from flooding, and officials there warned that repairing the damage and beach erosion could be expensive.
