The blizzard hit the northeastern United States on Saturday, covered with a thick layer of snow reaching more than 60 centimeters in places and forcing the governors of the states of New York, New Jersey or Massachusetts to declare emergency state.
The storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas and was expected to continue dumping snow into the evening as it moved north.
According to Marc Chenard, meteorologist at the National Weather Service, the coastal areas will be the most affected by the climatic phenomenon and the strong winds might cause flooding in localities close to the shore.
Massachusetts: 114,000 homes without power
Nearly 6,000 flights had to be canceled for the weekend and Amtrack halted rail services in most affected areas. Power cuts remained limited with the exception of Massachusetts where 114,000 homes, out of 2.6 million customers, were left without power, according to PowerOutage US.
The blizzard may have been the cause of the death of a woman found dead in her car Saturday morning in a hotel parking lot in Uniondale, New York, police said.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the blizzard might be among the worst in decades, 44 years following the 1978 blizzard that buried the city in 70cm of snow, killed dozens across the city. New England and blocked all major highways for a week.
