Winter Storm Hernando pummeled the Northeast on Sunday evening, bringing blizzard conditions, power outages, and flight delays to states such as New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
The nor’easter storm brought severe weather that is expected to continue into Tuesday, landing double-digit inches of snow across the Northeast Coast. Snow is falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour on the seaboard from Delaware up through Maine, landing between 12 and 24 inches from South Jersey to Boston.
Philadelphia and New York City saw the most snow overnight on Sunday, but heavy snowfall will persist in the Boston area throughout Monday, according to the Weather Channel. The heavy snowfall, combined with the high winds, is what marks the blizzard conditions. New England is fielding wind gusts of 40 to 70 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said.
The governors in New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have declared emergencies to assist with the response to the storm. Many regional governors have closed state offices and encouraged residents to stay home.
“@MassDOT is already pretreating roadways and preparing to deploy over 3,000 pieces of equipment. I’m urging residents to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary and pay attention to local parking bans,” Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) wrote on X.
Airports in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. are seeing major flight delays and cancellations on Monday.
LaGuardia Airport has seen 98% of its flights canceled on Monday. Boston Logan International Airport has seen 92% of flights canceled, and John F. Kennedy International Airport has seen 89% of flights canceled. Across the four metropolitan hubs, over 2,500 flights have been canceled on Monday, according to the flight tracker website FlightAware.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) put a mandatory travel restriction in place in the Garden State until noon on Monday due to the nor’easter. The National Weather Service warned people against travel due to slick roads and decreased visibility from the blizzard conditions.
“This is a very serious storm and I urge all residents to stay inside and stay safe,” Sherrill said.
Over 470,000 customers have lost power in states affected by the storm, as of Monday morning, according to poweroutage.com. Massachusetts and New Jersey have the most households affected, with 166,366 and 127,352 customers out of power, respectively.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced early Monday that between eight and 15 inches of snow had hit the Big Apple overnight. He also instituted road closures until noon on Monday to make way for plows and emergency vehicles.
MAMDANI MOCKED FOR REQUIRING ID FOR SNOW SHOVELING JOBS BUT NOT TO VOTE
As snow pile-ups from the most recent winter snowstorm still haunt New York City, Mamdani announced a resident snow-shoveling program to clear the sidewalks, which caused a stir among politicos over his ID requirement.
The late January winter storm left over 100 people dead in its wake. No deaths have been reported so far from Winter Storm Hernando.
