NYC Mayor Says Snowstorm is “Unusual, Extraordinary and Super Intense”

NTD Staff
By NTD Staff
February 9, 2017News
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The fiercest storm of the winter slammed the northeastern United States on Thursday (February 09), leaving a foot (30 cm) of snow in places, forcing cancellation of thousands of flights and closing schools.

The storm, which came a day after temperatures had been a spring-like 50 to 60 degrees (10 to 16C), had wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) and left roads and sidewalks dangerously slick in densely populated cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

All flights at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport were halted on Thursday morning due to the storm’s intensity. More than half of the flights into or out of the three major New York-area airports were canceled.

“This is an unusually fast, intense storm,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. New York City was expecting 10 to 14 inches (25-36 cm) of snow.

Many schools systems were closed in the area, including Boston, Philadelphia and New York City, the nation’s largest with more than 1 million students.

REUTERS

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