A winter storm is approaching the East Coast and is expected to affect millions of people from North Carolina to Massachusetts and forecasters believe some regions will receive up to two feet of snow.
What We Know:
- On Tuesday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers in a briefing, “This is going to be a serious storm — and people need to take it seriously.”
- The storm will affect parts of the city and could see about a foot of snow. As well as northern New Jersey and parts of Connecticut.
- The New York City Department of sanitation posted a tweet asking New York residents if they could stay off the road, to allow for plowers to clean the roads.
Snow Ops Update – #Snow is on the way, NYC! Forecasts show snow starting mid to late afternoon, becoming heavy around 7pm through 5am. If possible, please stay off the roads to let our Workers in the spreaders and plows do their jobs! pic.twitter.com/SJRowicWH6
— NYC Sanitation (@NYCSanitation) December 16, 2020
- The Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, urged residents to take caution while driving outdoors and mentioned, “We clearly haven’t had to deal with something like this in quite some time.” Baker also advised residents that “It would be great if you could just stay put and let the road crews do the work that they need to do.” Massachusetts has deployed 3,800 pieces of snow cleaning equipment.
- During a press conference, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency on Wednesday beginning a 2 p.m. and ordered most state offices to close at 1 p.m.
- Murphy stated, “This will be a statewide weather event and every county is currently under either a watch or a warning of some sort.”
The New York City metropolitan area is expected to see up to 3 inches per hour of snowfall. An accumulation of up to 24 inches of total snowfall is projected to be seen south of Albany and in south-central Pennsylvania, according to the NBC News Weather unit.
