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More than 40 million people under warnings as winter storm dumps over 2 feet of snow across Northeast
A blizzard continues to pummel the Northeast on Monday morning, leaving more than 40 million people under warnings as heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds bear down.
Over 2 feet of snow has been reported by the National Weather Service in parts of New Jersey, Rhode Island and New York’s Long Island — and it’s still snowing.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned that it could rank among New York City’s top 10 worst storms in 150 years. The city has already seen 9 to 11 inches of snow, while a travel ban remains in place until 12 p.m. ET.
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New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Connecticut have all declared states of emergency, imposing travel restrictions. Meanwhile, 20 counties in New York are also under emergency declarations.
The heavy snow and high winds from the winter storm have caused large-scale school closures, thousands of flight cancellations nationwide and widespread power outages in the Northeast, with at least 600,000 customers without power on Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.us.
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Canceled flights are displayed on the Arrivals board at the Philadelphia International Airport on Feb. 23 in Philadelphia.
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At least 5,600 flights traveling within, into or out of the U.S. were canceled on Monday, according to FlightAware.com. The majority of those cancellations are affecting major New York City-area airports, including John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International. Other major airports along the East Coast, like Boston Logan International and Reagan National in Washington, D.C., were among the hardest hit by cancellations.
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Some residents in Hoboken, N.J., ventured out amid the massive winter storm slamming the Northeast on Monday. The city, just a few miles outside of New York City, has received 18.5 inches of snow so far.
People walk on a local street covered with snow during a winter storm in Hoboken, N.J., on Feb 23.
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People walk to get the ferry during a winter storm in Hoboken, N.J., on Feb 23.
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People walk on a local street covered with snow during a winter storm in Hoboken, N.J., on Feb. 23.
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A U.S. flag waves during a winter storm in West New York, N.J., on Feb 23.
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Residents in New York City are trying to keep up with shoveling as the blizzard brings more than a foot of snow to parts of the city. Meanwhile, others have been enjoying the scenic winter wonderland created by the storm.
The streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., as blizzard conditions continue on Feb. 23.
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Central Park in New York City on Feb. 23 .
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 23.
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A lone shoveler confronts heavy snow on Feb. 23 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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A historic winter storm is hitting the Northeast with heavy snow and hurricane-force winds, which could bring 2 feet of snow in some areas.
New York City and the surrounding areas, like Long Island and New Jersey, are being hit especially hard. Remsenburg-Speonk on New York’s Long Island currently has the highest snow total with 27.5 inches, and Moonachie, N.J., has 24.3 inches.
It’s the first time since 2017 that a blizzard warning was issued for New York City, and the first for Philadelphia since 2016. Click here to see maps from CBS News that show the latest snow totals, forecast and blizzard warnings.
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An excavator removes snow at a parking lot on Feb. 23 in Norwood, New Jersey.
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There are currently over 660,000 customers without power as the winter storm wallops the Northeast, according to PowerOutage.us. Most of those customers are in Massachusetts, with at least 260,000 without power, followed by New Jersey, where over 130,000 are without power.
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A person clears snow off a sidewalk on Flatbush Avenue during a blizzard on Feb. 23 in downtown Brooklyn in New York City.
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More than 40 million people from Maryland to Maine remain under blizzard warnings on Monday. The National Weather Service said 1 to 2 feet of snow could pummel some areas of the Northeast. Meanwhile, snowfall totals have already exceeded 2 feet in some states. Here are some of the highest snow totals so far, according to the NWS:
Remsenburg-Speonk, N.Y.: 27.5 inches
East Islip, N.Y.: 26.5 inches
Narragansett, R.I.: 26 inches
Freehold, N.J.: 24.2 inches
Swansea, Mass.: 24 inches
Chester, Conn.: 22 inches
Central Park, N.Y.: 15.1 inches
Battery Park, N.Y.: 11 inches
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The National Weather Service in New York City posted a video on X on Monday of just how massive the winter storm is as it wallops the Northeast with heavy snow and high winds. The video was taken by the GOES East satellite.