As a winter snowstorm dropped several inches on the New York metropolitan area on Tuesday (March 14), homes and streets in the suburb of Norwalk, Connecticut, were also covered in snow.
In one neighborhood, deer frolicked in the empty street.
Snow piled up rapidly in parts of the northeastern United States on Tuesday as a blizzard began blowing in, with residents being advised to stay at home, airlines grounded flights, and schools canceled classes.
The National Weather Service (NWS) warned some 50 million people from Pennsylvania to Maine of a “rapidly intensifying nor’easter” that was unusual for so late in the winter. Some could expect to find themselves surrounded by up to 2 feet (60 cm) of snow by early Wednesday, the federal agency predicted.
Governors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Virginia declared states of emergency.
Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling declared a snow emergency for the storm.
New York City was expected to escape the worst of it after the NWS withdrew its blizzard warning for the city on Tuesday morning, replacing it with a mere “winter weather advisory.” The service sharply reduced its snowfall forecast for the city to between 4 and 8 inches (10 and 20 cm).
(REUTERS)
