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发帖数: 4796 | 1 Monster nor'easter pummels East Coast; at least 5 dead
A massive nor’easter pummeling the East Coast is responsible for at least
five deaths.
The storm has strengthened rapidly today, undergoing what's known as
bombogenesis or "bombing out," when a low-pressure system drops 24
millibars in 24 hours. Dubbed a "bomb cyclone," the catchphrase was
coined earlier this year as a nickname for another nor’easter back in early
January.
At least five have died in the storm. A 6-year-old boy died in Virginia
after a tree fell on his family’s home, officials said. Others include an
11-year-old boy hit by a falling tree in New York state and a 77-year-old
woman struck by a branch outside her home in Baltimore.
The latest
It’s snowing across much of the interior northeast this afternoon,
including Syracuse and Albany, New York; New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania
. Sussex County, New Jersey, has already seen 10 inches of snow.
New York City is seeing a mix of rain, snow, sleet and winds.
Over 4 inches of rain have fallen in eastern Long Island and parts of
eastern Massachusetts.
Connecticut and Boston are getting hit with heavy rain, flooding and
whipping winds.
The highest wind gust was 83 mph in both East Falmouth, Massachusetts, and
Little Compton, Rhode Island. Hurricane-force wind gusts will continue
through coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island tonight.
High wind warnings
High wind warnings remain in effect with gusts from 50 to at least 65 mph
from the Carolinas to Massachusetts.
Over 2.2 million customers were without power across the Northeast early
Friday evening, but power was restored to more than two-thirds of those
customers by 9:30 p.m., leaving just over 700,000 customers still in the
dark.
In Pennsylvania, a school bus was toppled over by high winds. No students
were on board, and the driver's injuries were minor.
In Suitland, Maryland, 300 people were displaced after an apartment building
partially collapsed, according to WUSA.
A tractor-trailer overturned on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York,
photos showed.
A driver escaped with non-life-threatening injuries after a tree fell on
this car in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, officials said.
In Washington, D.C., winds reached 71 mph at Dulles Airport and 62 mph at
Reagan International Airport.
Prince William County Public Schools in the Washington, D.C., area are
closed today due to high wind warnings.
The federal government has also shuttered all of its offices.
Travel at a standstill
Over 3,000 flights have been canceled in the United States today, according
to FlightAware. Nearly half of all scheduled flights at New York City's
LaGuardia Airport have been canceled today, the airport said.
Amtrak said it is temporarily suspending service along the Northeast
corridor.
Flooding in Massachusetts
Coastal flood alerts are in effect from Maryland to Maine, with major and
possibly record coastal flooding expected in Boston area tonight into
Saturday.
The third highest tide on record happened today at Boston Harbor, reaching
14.67 feet.
"Do not try to drive through the water!" the Duxbury Fire Department
in Massachusetts said.
“I can’t stress this enough: This is not a snowstorm, but it’s a heck of
a storm and people need to take it seriously,” Massachusetts Gov. Charlie
Baker said at a news conference Thursday night.
The forecast
Blizzard warnings have been issued for parts of upstate New York, which
could see 50 mph winds, whiteout conditions, an additional foot of snow this
afternoon.
Parts of New York, Pennsylvania and northwest New Jersey could see 1 to 2
feet of snow through this evening.
By tonight the nor’easter will pull away, leaving lingering rain and snow
for coastal spots from Atlantic City to Boston.
By early Saturday morning, the region will be much drier, but the threat of
winds and coastal flooding will remain into mid-day Saturday. | D**S
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:Monster nor'easter pummels East Coast; at least 5 dead
:A massive nor’easter pummeling the East Coast is responsible for at least
:five deaths.
:The storm has strengthened rapidly today, undergoing what's known as
:bombogenesis or "bombing out," when a low-pressure system drops 24
:millibars in 24 hours. Dubbed a "bomb cyclone," the catchphrase was
coined earlier this year as a nickname for another nor’easter back in
early January.
:At least five have died in the storm. A 6-year-old boy died in Virginia
:after a tree fell on his family’s home, officials said. Others include an
:woman struck by a branch outside her home in Baltimore.
:The latest
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