Winter Storm Kenan 2022 LIVE–Blizzard brings 24 inches of snow as roads and rail are brought to a standstill

SOME areas within the Northeast noticed greater than two ft of snow, together with harmful coastal situations and devastating winds.

Winds gusted at 70 mph (113 kph) or larger at a number of spots in Massachusetts, together with Nantucket Island and Provincetown, on the tip of Cape Cod.

And components of New Jersey and Lengthy Island noticed 18 inches (45 centimeters) of snow on Saturday.

The Nor'easter blanketed a big swath of New England with heavy snowfall, which additionally introduced highway closures and Amtrak service cancelations.

Almost 5,000 flights had been canceled over the weekend.

FlightAware confirmed over 3,500 US flights canceled Saturday, together with virtually each flight by Boston. Greater than 1,300 Sunday flights have been canceled.

A number of states alongside the northeast coast declared emergencies in response to the storm, which fashioned within the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas and was forecast to proceed depositing snow by Saturday night because it moved north.

"It is excessive winds, heavy snow, blizzard situations - all the weather of a traditional nor'easter," New York Governor Kathy Hochul mentioned at a information briefing, warning of frigid temperatures in a single day. "This might be life-threatening."

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