Topline
A Nor’easter that struck the East Coast Monday evening with heavy snow and gusty winds has left more than 1,500 flights delayed and more than 800 flights canceled Tuesday, according to FlightAware, with Massachusetts and New York taking the hardest hit as the storm moves into day two.
A person walks during rain and snow before the New York city skyline in Brooklyn on March 14, 2023.
Key Facts
New York’s LaGuardia Airport is under a “ground delay” because of the weather conditions, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, with average flight delays of about two hours.
Ground stops at Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy airports are also “possible” on Tuesday, the FAA told CNN.
More than 100 flights set to take off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport were canceled Tuesday, another 80 were delayed, according to FlightAware.
At Boston’s Logan Airport more than 110 flights scheduled to take off were canceled and more than 110 scheduled to land at Logan were also canceled, according to FlightAware.
Slippery conditions at Syracuse Hancock Airport in upstate New York led a Delta flight to slide off the taxiway Tuesday morning, WRVO, an NPR affiliate reported.
Big Number
274,000. That’s how many people the storm has left without power as of Tuesday morning in New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, according to the tracking site Poweroutage.us.
Key Background
Snow will continue to fall at a rate of two to three inches an hour in some places Tuesday, after a powerful storm struck the East Coast bringing wind gusts that could reach up to 50 miles per hour and the risk of coastal flooding to some areas in southern Connecticut and Long Island, New York, the Weather Channel said. The severe weather conditions have prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency Monday, mobilizing the National Guard to assist with the response. Due to the high winds, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu asked construction companies to secure cranes and other equipment, according to the New York Times. In areas like Albany, New York, the National Weather Service expects 16 inches of snow to fall. Meanwhile in Massachusetts, the NWS is predicting one to two feet of snow in the western part of the state. NWS warned Tuesday the weather conditions would “produce dangerous to impossible travel.”
Further Reading
Nor’easter Expected To Bring Heavy Snow And Strong Winds To East Coast (Forbes)
What Is A Nor’easter, Exactly? (New York Times)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/03/14/1500-flights-delayed-as-noreaster-slams-new-york-and-boston/