Brutal blizzard Jonas bites: 8,300 flights axed; Cars stranded for hours in Kentucky; More than a foot of snow in DC; Three inches an hour in NYC, as authorities tell 85 million to ‘stay inside!’
‘Life-threatening’ storm Jonas continues to batter the East Coast today having reached New York and New Jersey
Thousands of flights have been cancelled while motorists in Kentucky became stranded in a 35-mile traffic jam
One in seven Americans is expected to see half a foot of snow by Sunday while Washington could get four feet
New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency today and warned against all but essential travel
The city is currently receiving three inches of snow an hour with up to 24 inches expected by the end of today
Nine people have been killed in car accidents caused by the icy roads in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee
Coastal flooding has been reported in New Jersey while Virginia police responded to 1,000 crashes overnight
By CHRIS PLEASANCE
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 January 2016
The East Coast is battling ‘life-threatening blizzard conditions’ today as one of the most powerful winter storms in living memory continues to dump feet of snow across states from northern Georgia to New Jersey.
The National Weather Service warned that the worst is still to come for many areas as one in seven Americans could get at least half a foot of snow by Sunday, and Washington could see snowdrifts more than four feet high.
Ten states have now declared emergencies, more than 8,000 flights have been cancelled across the country, coastal flooding has been reported in New Jersey and motorists in Kentucky have been stranded in a 35-mile jam for 12 hours overnight with National Guard distributing food, water and fuel.
In New York governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency and has warned citizens to stay off the streets all day today as winter storm Jonas batters the city with wind gusts of up to 60mph with snow falling at a rate of three inches per hour.
Meanwhile in Virginia police said they responded to 1,000 crash reports overnight, with another 900 people reporting breakdowns, and across the country 170,000 people are now reported to be without power, with the vast majority in North and South Carolina.
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