SHUTDOWN in New York: Travel ban on city roads from 2.30pm; overground trains closed from 4pm as New Jersey battles FLOODS and 90,000 are left without power
Winter storm Jonas is battering the East Coast with ‘life-threatening blizzard conditions’ and powerful winds
Coastal flooding has already been reported in the state and power outages have already affected 80,000 people
New Jersey governor Chris Christie has warned residents to stay off the roads and remain indoors during the storm
The last trains on the Long Island Railroad and exterior subway services will stop running at 4pm on Saturday
By KHALEDA RAHMAN
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 January 2016
As winter storm Jonas batters the East Coast with ‘life-threatening blizzard conditions’, New York and New Jersey have been warned that rising tides will cause widespread flooding.
For coastal communities, the powerful snowstorm brings an added danger beyond freezing temperatures, power outages and slippery roads.
Coastal flooding has already been reported in New Jersey, power outages have affected 90,000 households and New Jersey Transit has been temporarily shut down on Saturday.
Meanwhile in neighboring New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has also declared a state of emergency and warned citizens to stay off the streets all day today as winds reach up to 60mph with snow falling at a rate of three inches an hour.
At a press conference at 12.30pm, Cuomo announced a ‘ban on travel’ on the roads in the city and southern parts of the state from 2.30pm. He also announced the Long Island Railroad and overground subway routes in the city will stop running at 4pm as tracks have begun to ice over.
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