N.J. weather: Big snowstorm was a record breaker in Newark. Could it beat state’s all-time snow record?
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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The fierce winter storm that has been dumping snow on New Jersey for more than a day dropped enough snow on one major city to break a daily snowfall record, according to the National Weather Service.
Newark Liberty International Airport was blanketed with 14 inches of snow on Monday, shattering the airport’s daily snowfall record for Feb. 1, which had been 7.5 inches on this date in 1957, the weather service’s New York regional office said.
Newark also picked up 2.2 inches of snow on Sunday, so its storm total as of now is at least 16.2 inches, with some spotty snow showers still falling Monday night.
“While this storm has been a prolonged event, it s not a record-setter in that sense, but it does rank up there pretty high of course,” she said.
The sprawling, lumbering storm had already walloped the eastern United States by Monday. More than 17 inches of snow dropped on Manhattan’s Central Park, and as much as 30 inches was reported in northern New Jersey.
High tide caused flooding early Tuesday in coastal areas of Massachusetts, where the storm had already disrupted the second phase of the state s vaccine rollout as a Boston site that was supposed to open Monday for residents ages 75 and older did not; some other mass vaccination sites remained open.
By 9:30 a.m. ET, 563 flights in, out and across the United States had been canceled, according to FlightAware, which tracks worldwide flight traffic data in real-time. Meanwhile, 175 flights have already been delayed, according to the data.
Although the Newark Liberty International Airport is working to resume some service, the New Jersey airport already reported that 97 flights have been canceled for Tuesday.
At John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, 114 scheduled flights have already been canceled for Tuesday, the airport tweeted. There are also at least 20 delays.
With the storm still impacting the region, nearby LaGuardia is also expecting more cancellations and delays Tuesday.
BOSTON (AP) Coronavirus vaccination sites across the Northeast ramped back up Tuesday after a two-day snowstorm that also shut down public transport, closed schools and stranded travelers with canceled flights.
Some officials said that since vaccine supplies were thin to begin with, they didn’t anticipate having big problems getting caught up on distribution after a day or two of cancelled appointments.
In New Jersey, travelers at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday described being forced to endure widespread disruptions. Keno Walter-White said he got stranded at the airport after his flight was canceled and bus and tram services were suspended.
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A massive winter storm has pummelled the US east coast, grounding flights, shuttering vaccination sites and bringing New York City to a standstill.
By Monday afternoon as much as 19in (48cm) of snow had already fallen in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and 17in (43cm) in New York City.
New York City and New Jersey have both declared a state of emergency.
The US National Weather Service said the storm will move up to New England, before tapering off on Tuesday.
Wind gusts of up to 50mph (80km/h) are also forecast for several days creating a blinding, blowing snow storm.