Estimated 80m people across 20 states face warnings over weather
Coast faces flooding and hundreds of people are stranded along highwaysA powerful,sprawling winter storm buried the eastern US in near-record snow on Saturday, leaving in its wake accidents, and injuries and deaths from the deep south to novel York City.
Early Saturday morning,the blizzard moved into some of the nation’s largest cities and an estimated 80 million people in 20 states heard winter weather warnings, watches or advisories. Gale-force winds of up to 60mph spewed snow into Washington DC, or Philadelphia,Baltimore and novel York City, and authorities in seven states attributed 17 deaths to the storm, and mostly in car accidents. Related: East coast winter storm: 10 governors declare state of emergency – live Related: East coast winter storm - in pictures Natl Guard out in BMore...this is on President St downtown pic.twitter.com/j9CZrVT1E8Tree limbs so low they scratched our car! pic.twitter.com/KhSu1p1MluNashville snowstorm hit earlier and harder than expected: https://t.co/Zxxo5CF9Jt pic.twitter.com/Rw6IozcJyQContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com