One in seven Americans is expected to see at least half a foot of snow before Sunday as winter storm Jonas affects 85million people (pictured, a boy clears snow in Park Slope, Brooklyn)
Ten states have now declared emergencies across the East Coast, from Georgia to New Jersey (pictured, Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
In Virginia (pictured) cops today said they responded to more than 1,000 car accidents overnight and another 800 breakdowns
Radar and weather station data showing freezing temperatures and snowfall across the East Coast on Saturday morning
Snow (denoted in blue) continues to fall across much of the East Coast today as winter storm Jonas brings winds of up to 60mph
Ten states have now declared emergencies amid high winds, heavy snowfall and low temperatures affecting 85million Americans
Winds are expected to lessen overnight tonight though snow will continue for major cities including New York and Washington D.C.
The snow is expected to keep coming on Sunday with an additional 12-18 inches for New York, on top of the 24 inches expected today
‘They’re slipping and sliding all over the place,’ said Kentucky State Police Trooper Lloyd Cochran — as soon as one wreck was cleared, other cars slammed into each other, causing gridlock for hours on interstate highways.
A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck Thursday, state police said. Billy R. Stevens, 59, of Williamsburg was pronounced dead at the scene on state Route 92 in Whitley County. Two passengers were being treated at a hospital.
In addition, a four-year-old boy in North Carolina died Friday afternoon after the pickup truck carrying his family on Interstate 77 near Troutman spun out of control and crashed, said State Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Baker.
The Ford pickup carrying two adults and their three children all under eight years old slammed into a tow truck working to haul out a vehicle that had run off the highway earlier, Baker said. Troopers say the boy was restrained in a child seat and died as a result of the impact.
Motorists also were reported stranded along pockets of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel in Somerset County. The National Guard was called to help, said Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo.
In the Washington metro area, nearly 2 feet of snow was on the ground by Saturday morning. The federal government closed its offices at noon Friday, and all mass transit was to be shut down through Sunday. President Barack Obama was one of many who stayed home.
In New Jersey storm surges have seen flooding in some coastal areas, further compounding the misery caused by storm Jonas
Water runs through a neighborhood on Winchester Avenue during winter storm Jonas this morning
A van drives through a flooded street as ice and snow prevent drainage as the city bore the brunt of storm Jonas today
Ice forms as the winter storm mixed with high tide causes flooding on Beach Avenue in New Jersey, causing further misery
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens to a briefing on a snowstorm during a visit to the New Jersey Department of Transportation Traffic Management and Technology Center earlier today
Elsewhere in New Jersey pedestrians did their best to make their way around as snow blocked sidewalks and roads
Snow plows and salt trucks were out in Manhattan this morning, though motorists have been warned to avoid all but essential travel
People wait for a hot breakfast from a cart in the Upper East Side in Manhttan this morning amid snowfall from winter storm Jonas
A homeless man sleeps on top of a steam grate early in the morning during a major blizzard in Washington, D.C.
One in seven Americans is expected to see at least half a foot of snow before Sunday as one of the worst winter storms in living memory continues its march up the East Coast having reached New York and New Jersey today (pictured from the International Space Station)
Up to 24 inches of snow is expected today in New York where it is currently falling at the rate of two inches per hour as wind gusts of 60mph battered the city early this morning
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced a state of emergency across the city this morning while mayor Bill de Blasio warned people to stay off the roads entirely (a pedestrian walks in the snow on Broadway early this morning)
A vehicle drives on a snow-covered road during the snowstorm this morning in Jersey City, New Jersey
A vehicle crosses a snow-covered road near the Holland Tunnel in New Jersey this morning where heavy snowfall is expected today
Snow started falling late Friday night in New York as a street in Brooklyn appears covered in snow
The winter storm is dumping plenty of snow throughout New York as the Brooklyn Bridge park is pictured almost fully covered with snow
Up to four feet of snow was predicted across Washington DC during the storm which could become the worst on record for the city
A soldier with the Washington, D.C. National Guard assists a motorist who has become stuck in the snow in Washington, D.C. today
A person walks on a snow-covered path at Pier A Park in New Jersey as winter storm Jonas continued rolling up the East Coast today
Drivers reported that there were signs the road might reopen at some point this morning, but so far there has been no movement
Kentucky is experiencing some of the worst snowfall so far as part of winter storm Jonas, with 18 inches already on the ground in Ulysses
Pedestrians make their way through the streets of Washington D.C. this morning as the city could see a record four feet of snow
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In Silver Spring, Maryland, about 20 inches of snow had fallen by daybreak.
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Plows cleared a heavily traveled road for ambulances and trucks, but few other vehicles were moving. A couple of intrepid people walked along the cleared portion of the road, ducking into the deeper snow when vehicles approached.
Other states that got more than 6 inches included Delaware, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Parts of Georgia and Alabama received 1 to 3.5 inches.
In New Jersey, 40,000 people were without power early Saturday, most of them along the coast.
Even before the snow began to fall Friday afternoon, states of emergency were declared. Lawmakers went home, and schools, government offices and transit systems closed early from Georgia to New York.
The ice and snow made travel treacherous, with thousands of accidents and at least nine deaths reported along the region’s roadways. By late Friday, Virginia State Police had reported 989 crashes statewide and had assisted nearly 800 disabled vehicles, police spokesman Ken Schrad said.
The NHL postponed Sunday’s game between the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins because of the severe snowstorm in the Washington area.
The league on Saturday did not announce a makeup date.
This is the third game postponed in Washington because of the storm, following the Capitals’ game against the Anaheim Ducks and the NBA game between the Wizards and Utah Jazz.
The Penguins next play against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday and the Capitals against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
Duquesne University’s men’s basketball team was stuck overnight on the snow-closed Pennsylvania Turnpike as traffic stoppages stretched back miles in a massive snowstorm climbing up the East Coast.
Coach Jim Ferry said the team bus got stuck around 9:15 p.m. on Friday and hadn’t moved since.
‘We haven’t moved one inch in 12 hours,’ he said on Saturday morning.
Ferry said his players are running out of the leftover pizza they bought on the way home from an 86-75 win over George Mason on Friday.
‘We’re getting pretty hungry,’ he said. ‘We hope it starts moving pretty soon.’
The basketball team’s Twitter account, Duquesne Basketball, tweeted Saturday: ‘Update: a fire department has arrived with cases of water for all stranded vehicles, including our bus.’
However, for the passengers on a cruise ship heading back to snowy Baltimore from the Bahamas, one more day at sea doesn’t seem such a bad idea.
People have been urged to stay in their homes due to ‘life-threatening’ blizzard conditions across the East Coast due to last until Sunday
A worker clears snow on a sidewalk in Washington DC where heavy snowfall is expected to continue until at least Sunday
National Guard members and other people help to push a police car which got stuck in the snow in Washington DC earlier today
Workers attempt to clear the sidewalks in Washington D.C. this morning as pedestrians struggled to make their way around the city
The usually teeming streets of New York were all but deserted this morning as a handful of cars and pedestrians made their way around
Presidential dog Sunny is walked by a handler outside the White House in Washington, Friday, January 22, 2016
A Virginia State police officer and a tow truck operator work an accident along interstate 95 near Richmond, Virginia, Friday
Rescue personnel work at the scene of a five vehicle accident along Interstate 81 in Wythe County, Virginia Friday, January 22, 2016
An overturned vehicle lies unattended in the median along Monacan Trail Road south of Charlottesville, Virginia, as snow falls on Friday
An overturned vehicle rests on the shoulder of a snow-covered road near Gainesboro, Virginia on Friday, January 22, 2016
The Maryland Department of Transportation said Friday that a blizzard means the port won’t be ready for the Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas until Monday.
The ship was to return Sunday from an eight-day trip to the Bahamas, said Cynthia Martinez, a Royal Caribbean spokeswoman. But plans changed after forecasters said the storm could dump more than 2 feet of snow.
Meg Ryan of Hamilton, New Jersey, one of the cruise ship’s passengers, said she learned about 1 p.m. Friday of the postponement from the cruise line’s website.
‘I was not totally surprised and, frankly, happy to be delayed,’ Ryan wrote in an email to The Associated Press. ‘First, it is an extra day of vacation, but more importantly, safety comes first and travel Sunday would be difficult, if not impossible.’
Ryan, 51, is an assistant manager of a luggage store in New Jersey. She is also a Master Cruise Counsellor, a certification from the trade organization Cruise Lines International Association. She works with a company called eCruisenet, which provides consulting services to passengers planning trips. Ryan said she was traveling with a group of eCruisenet clients.
Ryan said she expected the cruise line will have activities to entertain passengers, and the shops and casino will be open, ‘ready to separate guests from their money.’
On the downside, Ryan said passengers were trying to rebook transportation from Baltimore to their homes. Also, the Grandeur of the Seas was to begin another cruise Sunday to the western Caribbean, so a fresh set of passengers will grapple with a delay. Ryan said the cruise line was helping passengers returning to Baltimore with free calls and Internet access; she took a photo of a line of people waiting to make calls.
Still, an on-board indoor solarium and pool presented an idyllic contrast to what awaited Ryan at home.
‘I will return to Hamilton (near Trenton), N.J., to 2 feet of snow, and probably an irate cat, who I am sure will not be happy that I am delayed,’ she wrote.
More than 8,000 flights have been cancelled thanks to the blizzard. Above a reader-board at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Friday
In New York City, where the storm is supposed to his Saturday morning, a Trader Joe’s grocery store was nearly sold out of bread
Form an orderly line: People queue up to get their last minute supplies before being buffered by the blizzard in New York
Michael Rainey got his face full of snow after tubing down the hill along Broad Street in Bristol, Tennessee on Friday, January 22, 2016
In your face! Elijah Kabuy gets a face full of snow after rolling around on a hill at Westmont Commons Apartments in Asheville
Read more:
- Live Airline Flight Cancellations Info & Statistics ✈ FlightAware
- Booze Sales Soar As Storm Shuts Washington DC
- Blizzard 2016: Winter storm affects millions – CNN.com
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