Travelers scheduled to fly this weekend can endure more pain.
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Last year, 11 New York City residents were found dead in basements after torrential rains in the Big Apple.Īt the time, furious New Yorkers blamed de Blasio for not giving more warning for the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Ida and only declaring a state of emergency after the bodies of seven residents had been found. However, in the following years he continued to be accused of failing to prepare New Yorkers for extreme weather events. 'My attitude is to lead from the front and to be out leading from the front.' 'There is a rich history of people in leadership positions dealing with weather crisis,' de Blasio said in 2014. He said he did not expect two snow storms within his first month. One month after taking office in 2014, de Blasio was slammed when the Upper East Side was left buried while snow plows were sent to Brooklyn during a major snow storm. It will also test the newly-elected mayor's ability to be ready for such events after his predecessor, Bill de Blasio, was often criticized during his term for his lack of preparedness.
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It is the first major weather event of the year for the city. The New York City Department of Sanitation and Emergency Management held a briefing on Thursday ahead of winter weather expected to impact the Big Apple. If possible, avoid travel!' the service tweeted on Thursday. Treacherous roadway conditions are likely, especially early. Short range models are signaling the potential for snowfall rates to exceed 1'/hour just as the morning commute gets underway. 'Part of the concern with tonight/tomorrow's #snow is the timing. The agency also noted that snow could increase on Long Island and southern Connecticut if the snow system moved closer to the coast, and warned New Yorkers of treacherous roads. Three to six inches of snow are expected. The NWS said a snow system would be moving through New York and bringing slight to moderate snow in the early hours of Friday. The new year started with inclement weather that has led to massive flight cancelations, closed government offices, major power outages, and motorists stranded on interstate highways for more than 20 hours In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is preparing to face his first snowstorm in office, after the NWS said a snow system would bring between three to six inches of snow to the Big Apple on Friday.
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Thursday's storm blanketed parts of the South with quick-falling snow, freezing rain and sleet as the system tracked a path through Appalachia toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.Īnother snow system is expected to move from the Pacific Northwest into the Rockies through Friday, while icy conditions will move from the Mid-South into the Northeast. The multi-vehicle chaos comes as the National Weather Service placed 100 million Americans under weather alerts from winter storm systems moving across the country in the following days. Images shared on Twitter showed cars T-boned and partially buried in the snow along Interstate 64 between Winchester and Mount Sterling. Dramatic video captured cars and semi-trucks strewn across a highway in eastern Kentucky after a heavy snowstorm led to a 75-car pile-up on the icy and slick road.