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New York has seen its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm swept through parts of the northeastern United States.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said 4.3 inches (11 centimeters) of snow fell in New York City’s Central Park, the most since January 2022, while other parts of the state saw up to 7.5 inches.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in more than half the state’s counties ahead of the storm.
Nearly 700 domestic flights were canceled on Saturday, mostly in the New York area, and more than 3,000 flights were delayed nationwide, according to tracking website FlightAware.
As of early Saturday, about 6 to 10 inches of snow had fallen from Syracuse in central New York to Long Island in the southeastern part of the state.
The heaviest snowfall was in neighboring New Jersey, which also declared a state of emergency; Connecticut’s Fairfield County saw 9.1 inches of snow.
The worst of the storm passed Saturday morning, but temperatures were below freezing and road conditions were dangerous.
The state has activated a “Code Blue” to allow homeless people to go indoors to avoid the cold.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, California is counting the damage from the worst winter storm to hit the southern part of the state in recent memory, with vehicles buried in rivers of mud.
