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Blizzard buries eastern US as New York bans travel – as it happened | Blizzard buries eastern US as New York bans travel – as it happened |
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10.28pm GMT | 10.28pm GMT |
22:28 | 22:28 |
Blizzard pummels eastern US through Saturday | Blizzard pummels eastern US through Saturday |
From the deep south to New York City, much of the eastern United States is either digging out or being buried by a powerful winter storm. | From the deep south to New York City, much of the eastern United States is either digging out or being buried by a powerful winter storm. |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.00pm GMT | at 3.00pm GMT |
10.11pm GMT | 10.11pm GMT |
22:11 | 22:11 |
Giles Clarke sends in more photos of life in New York – where people are skiing down 5th Avenue. | Giles Clarke sends in more photos of life in New York – where people are skiing down 5th Avenue. |
Skiing down 7th Avenue to Times Square. NYC | Skiing down 7th Avenue to Times Square. NYC |
Image by Giles Clarke / Getty Images Reportage. | Image by Giles Clarke / Getty Images Reportage. |
Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
By dootell | By dootell |
23 January 2016, 15:18 | 23 January 2016, 15:18 |
Blizzard conditions in midtown Manhattan | Blizzard conditions in midtown Manhattan |
Image by Giles Clarke / Getty Images Reportage. | Image by Giles Clarke / Getty Images Reportage. |
3pm January23 2016 | 3pm January23 2016 |
Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
By dootell | By dootell |
23 January 2016, 15:21 | 23 January 2016, 15:21 |
Updated | Updated |
at 10.34pm GMT | at 10.34pm GMT |
9.53pm GMT | 9.53pm GMT |
21:53 | 21:53 |
Photographer Giles Clarke sent these photos of the blizzard in New York City through GuardianWitness. | Photographer Giles Clarke sent these photos of the blizzard in New York City through GuardianWitness. |
Looking toward Times Square from Central Park South. NYC #blizzard2016 | Looking toward Times Square from Central Park South. NYC #blizzard2016 |
Taken by Getty Reportage photographer Giles Clarke this morning in New York City. | Taken by Getty Reportage photographer Giles Clarke this morning in New York City. |
Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage | Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage |
Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
By dootell | By dootell |
23 January 2016, 11:38 | 23 January 2016, 11:38 |
On 57th Street by Carnegie Hall | On 57th Street by Carnegie Hall |
Taken by Getty Reportage photographer Giles Clarke this morning as the blizzard took hold | Taken by Getty Reportage photographer Giles Clarke this morning as the blizzard took hold |
Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage | Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage |
@clarkegiles | @clarkegiles |
Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
By dootell | By dootell |
23 January 2016, 11:35 | 23 January 2016, 11:35 |
Central Park, New York City | Central Park, New York City |
Shot an hour ago at 'the rocks' by the playground just inside the park from Central Park South. | Shot an hour ago at 'the rocks' by the playground just inside the park from Central Park South. |
Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage | Giles Clarke/Getty Images Reportage |
@clarkegiles | @clarkegiles |
Sent via Guardian Witness | Sent via Guardian Witness |
By dootell | By dootell |
23 January 2016, 11:26 | 23 January 2016, 11:26 |
You can share your blizzard photos via GuardianWitness by clicking on the blue ‘Contribute’ button on the live blog - though stay safe. | You can share your blizzard photos via GuardianWitness by clicking on the blue ‘Contribute’ button on the live blog - though stay safe. |
9.28pm GMT | 9.28pm GMT |
21:28 | 21:28 |
In Kentucky, the busy I-75 interstate is beginning to slowly unclog, after some drivers were stuck on the roadway overnight in foot-deep snow, filling up hotels and sheltering at nearby churches. | In Kentucky, the busy I-75 interstate is beginning to slowly unclog, after some drivers were stuck on the roadway overnight in foot-deep snow, filling up hotels and sheltering at nearby churches. |
Here’s a report from the Associated Press: | Here’s a report from the Associated Press: |
By Saturday afternoon, I-75 was no longer closed, with lanes open both northbound and southbound. Traffic was moving — albeit slowly, and officials expected it to stay that way for a while. State police Trooper Lloyd Cochran said he couldn’t give a figure for number of cars or people affected by the standstill but noted that no injuries were reported. | By Saturday afternoon, I-75 was no longer closed, with lanes open both northbound and southbound. Traffic was moving — albeit slowly, and officials expected it to stay that way for a while. State police Trooper Lloyd Cochran said he couldn’t give a figure for number of cars or people affected by the standstill but noted that no injuries were reported. |
Kate Bragg was one of the stuck motorists, spending most of the night at mile marker 59 between Livingston and Mount Vernon. She and her husband, Alexx, are from Indiana and were on their way to Tennessee for a getaway weekend when they got stuck. For hours, the only people they saw were salt truck drivers begging motorists to move over so they could exit, refuel and hopefully help clear the roads. At one point, Alexx Bragg tucked in behind a salt truck and followed it on the shoulder, only to get stuck again. | Kate Bragg was one of the stuck motorists, spending most of the night at mile marker 59 between Livingston and Mount Vernon. She and her husband, Alexx, are from Indiana and were on their way to Tennessee for a getaway weekend when they got stuck. For hours, the only people they saw were salt truck drivers begging motorists to move over so they could exit, refuel and hopefully help clear the roads. At one point, Alexx Bragg tucked in behind a salt truck and followed it on the shoulder, only to get stuck again. |
“We are worried because we are from Indiana, have no concept of where we are and no idea when to anticipate getting out,” Bragg told The Associated Press in an electronic message using Twitter. | “We are worried because we are from Indiana, have no concept of where we are and no idea when to anticipate getting out,” Bragg told The Associated Press in an electronic message using Twitter. |
Kentucky officials set up shelters for stranded motorists at churches and public schools along the Interstate, but the Braggs were too far away and could not make it to them. | Kentucky officials set up shelters for stranded motorists at churches and public schools along the Interstate, but the Braggs were too far away and could not make it to them. |
“Emotional breaking point coupled with exhaustion has been met,” Kate Bragg tweeted just after 11 pm, after spending about eight hours on the highway, later adding: “Sleeping on the interstate... Don’t they normally caution against this?” | “Emotional breaking point coupled with exhaustion has been met,” Kate Bragg tweeted just after 11 pm, after spending about eight hours on the highway, later adding: “Sleeping on the interstate... Don’t they normally caution against this?” |
Kate Bragg posted on Twitter that the couple finally got off the interstate at about 2:30 am, using online mapping services to find a way around the clogged interstate using side roads that had been plowed. | Kate Bragg posted on Twitter that the couple finally got off the interstate at about 2:30 am, using online mapping services to find a way around the clogged interstate using side roads that had been plowed. |
Traffic was slowly moving slowly Saturday along the 30-mile stretch, from Berea to London, according to Buddy Rogers, spokesman for Kentucky Emergency Management. All local hotels were booked, Cochran said. He described people still stuck on the road, some milling about at exits or leaving their cars to seek out the few stores and restaurants nearby. | Traffic was slowly moving slowly Saturday along the 30-mile stretch, from Berea to London, according to Buddy Rogers, spokesman for Kentucky Emergency Management. All local hotels were booked, Cochran said. He described people still stuck on the road, some milling about at exits or leaving their cars to seek out the few stores and restaurants nearby. |
About 65 people had taken shelter at the West London Baptist Church Saturday morning, according to Amanda Shotton, disaster program manager for the American Red Cross in Kentucky. She said local grocery stores and restaurants provided food for firefighters to take to stranded motorists who couldn’t reach shelter. | About 65 people had taken shelter at the West London Baptist Church Saturday morning, according to Amanda Shotton, disaster program manager for the American Red Cross in Kentucky. She said local grocery stores and restaurants provided food for firefighters to take to stranded motorists who couldn’t reach shelter. |
Mariclare Lafferty and her family were on their way home to Hamburg, New York, when they stopped at a hotel in Knoxville to avoid the storm. But they had no heat after their hotel lost power, so they got back on the interstate, only to get stuck for five hours. | Mariclare Lafferty and her family were on their way home to Hamburg, New York, when they stopped at a hotel in Knoxville to avoid the storm. But they had no heat after their hotel lost power, so they got back on the interstate, only to get stuck for five hours. |
“I was very scared, very nervous,” she said. “They don’t plow their roads in Kentucky. We’re from Buffalo, and we’re used to a plow going down the road every 20 minutes. We’re just not used to this here.” | “I was very scared, very nervous,” she said. “They don’t plow their roads in Kentucky. We’re from Buffalo, and we’re used to a plow going down the road every 20 minutes. We’re just not used to this here.” |
9.00pm GMT | 9.00pm GMT |
21:00 | 21:00 |
Snow totals updated Saturday afternoon show just how much this storm has carried with it. Winchester, Virginia saw 33 inches (!) of snow this weekend, according to WTOP, following by 32.5 inches in Frederick, Maryland and 32 inches in Brunswick, Maryland. | Snow totals updated Saturday afternoon show just how much this storm has carried with it. Winchester, Virginia saw 33 inches (!) of snow this weekend, according to WTOP, following by 32.5 inches in Frederick, Maryland and 32 inches in Brunswick, Maryland. |
@capitalweather Incredible snow just west of Winchester, Va. pic.twitter.com/X6Uhw4t5Qa | @capitalweather Incredible snow just west of Winchester, Va. pic.twitter.com/X6Uhw4t5Qa |
8.44pm GMT | 8.44pm GMT |
20:44 | 20:44 |
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office just sent us some photos of him hooking a stranded motorist’s car to a tow truck. This is on the normally packed Cross Island Parkway in Queens. | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office just sent us some photos of him hooking a stranded motorist’s car to a tow truck. This is on the normally packed Cross Island Parkway in Queens. |
The governor once drove a tow truck to make extra cash (his call signal was “Queens-15”). He is a well known gear-head who has refurbished more than one Chevrolet muscle car, including a 1969 El Camino and a 1973 Camaro, according to the New York Times. | The governor once drove a tow truck to make extra cash (his call signal was “Queens-15”). He is a well known gear-head who has refurbished more than one Chevrolet muscle car, including a 1969 El Camino and a 1973 Camaro, according to the New York Times. |
8.27pm GMT | 8.27pm GMT |
20:27 | 20:27 |
Here is a nice visual of just how big those “amazing waves” at the Jersey shore were last night. | Here is a nice visual of just how big those “amazing waves” at the Jersey shore were last night. |
Waves at buoy 44009 25 miles southeast of Cape May NJ now up to 12' & building rapidly. pic.twitter.com/nPDELzsB76 | Waves at buoy 44009 25 miles southeast of Cape May NJ now up to 12' & building rapidly. pic.twitter.com/nPDELzsB76 |
8.20pm GMT | 8.20pm GMT |
20:20 | 20:20 |
We just talked with the spokesperson for Ocean City, NJ, Doug Bergen. He said that the city’s benchmark for flooding is a tidal marker that reached 10.2 ft during Hurricane Sandy. At high tide this morning, that marker his 8.04 ft. | We just talked with the spokesperson for Ocean City, NJ, Doug Bergen. He said that the city’s benchmark for flooding is a tidal marker that reached 10.2 ft during Hurricane Sandy. At high tide this morning, that marker his 8.04 ft. |
This one is more severe than anything we’ve seen since Super Storm Sandy.” | This one is more severe than anything we’ve seen since Super Storm Sandy.” |
Bergen said the city is prepared for flooding as severe at this morning, but is hoping that lower winds and a less severe high tide will stave off flooding that’s more severe than what the town has already seen Saturday. | Bergen said the city is prepared for flooding as severe at this morning, but is hoping that lower winds and a less severe high tide will stave off flooding that’s more severe than what the town has already seen Saturday. |
We’re certainly prepared for something that would match [this morning]... I don’t think we anticipate a lot of damage to homes, and certainly street flooding is something that Ocean City weathers fairly routinely.” | We’re certainly prepared for something that would match [this morning]... I don’t think we anticipate a lot of damage to homes, and certainly street flooding is something that Ocean City weathers fairly routinely.” |
In the Jersey shore town of Cape May, editor of the Cape May Times Jane Kashlak said that the town has been “fortunate” to only experience “sporadic flooding”. | In the Jersey shore town of Cape May, editor of the Cape May Times Jane Kashlak said that the town has been “fortunate” to only experience “sporadic flooding”. |
It’s moderate, it’s not deep at all, it’s not more than a foot in places,” said Kashlak. “Remember, Cape May is just one part of the Jersey shore... We’re very fortunate.” | It’s moderate, it’s not deep at all, it’s not more than a foot in places,” said Kashlak. “Remember, Cape May is just one part of the Jersey shore... We’re very fortunate.” |
Kashlak said one of the most stunning things she and her staff have seen today are what she calls “amazing waves.” | Kashlak said one of the most stunning things she and her staff have seen today are what she calls “amazing waves.” |
7.58pm GMT | 7.58pm GMT |
19:58 | 19:58 |
New Jersey shore towns see icy flooding | New Jersey shore towns see icy flooding |
Icy, freezing water is invading the homes and businesses of some Jersey shore residents. Some of the worst flooding appears to be in Ocean City, where it could worsen as the area experiences its next high tide cycles in the midst of the storm. | Icy, freezing water is invading the homes and businesses of some Jersey shore residents. Some of the worst flooding appears to be in Ocean City, where it could worsen as the area experiences its next high tide cycles in the midst of the storm. |
Below is a shot from Saturday morning, around the time of the last high tide. | Below is a shot from Saturday morning, around the time of the last high tide. |
Merion Park in Ocean City from Tayler Adams. Snow and ice meet tidal flooding. #sjjonas pic.twitter.com/pUTSFe13W9 | Merion Park in Ocean City from Tayler Adams. Snow and ice meet tidal flooding. #sjjonas pic.twitter.com/pUTSFe13W9 |
Saturday evening is also a full moon, which is likely to unnerve residents who may have seen the same confluence of events during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. | Saturday evening is also a full moon, which is likely to unnerve residents who may have seen the same confluence of events during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. |
The next two high tide cycles along the Jersey shore are expected at about 7:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday morning. A coastal flood warning is in effect until 12pm Sunday, and a high winds warning is in effect until midnight tonight. | The next two high tide cycles along the Jersey shore are expected at about 7:30pm Saturday and 8am Sunday morning. A coastal flood warning is in effect until 12pm Sunday, and a high winds warning is in effect until midnight tonight. |
Here are some images of the conditions on the Jersey shore now. | Here are some images of the conditions on the Jersey shore now. |
Ocean City firefighters assisting people stranded by flooding leave their home. @nbcphiladelphia #NBC10Snow pic.twitter.com/nFnOibj7Fz | Ocean City firefighters assisting people stranded by flooding leave their home. @nbcphiladelphia #NBC10Snow pic.twitter.com/nFnOibj7Fz |
Here's a look at some of the flooding in Ocean City, NJ. More on #Blizzard2016 in NJ here: https://t.co/1avjIl0mZa pic.twitter.com/EDcEdhPnAt | Here's a look at some of the flooding in Ocean City, NJ. More on #Blizzard2016 in NJ here: https://t.co/1avjIl0mZa pic.twitter.com/EDcEdhPnAt |
7.32pm GMT | 7.32pm GMT |
19:32 | 19:32 |
New York City travel ban goes into effect | New York City travel ban goes into effect |
As of 2:30pm, you can be arrested for driving on New York City’s streets. The mayor enacted a travel ban Saturday after the city saw more snow more quickly than it expected. | As of 2:30pm, you can be arrested for driving on New York City’s streets. The mayor enacted a travel ban Saturday after the city saw more snow more quickly than it expected. |
At 4pm, service on outdoor subway lines will be suspended, as trains that service the suburbs of New York City in Long Island and Westchester County. Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City, including the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel and Lincoln Tunnel, will also be closed. Governor Chris Christie shut down NJ Transit early Saturday morning. | At 4pm, service on outdoor subway lines will be suspended, as trains that service the suburbs of New York City in Long Island and Westchester County. Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City, including the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel and Lincoln Tunnel, will also be closed. Governor Chris Christie shut down NJ Transit early Saturday morning. |
7.05pm GMT | 7.05pm GMT |
19:05 | 19:05 |
Philadelphia remains under a blizzard warning until 6am Sunday, and public officials are reminding drivers to stay off the roads, but for now there are at least some people in the City of Brotherly Love enjoying the weather. | Philadelphia remains under a blizzard warning until 6am Sunday, and public officials are reminding drivers to stay off the roads, but for now there are at least some people in the City of Brotherly Love enjoying the weather. |
More sledding video #blizzard2016 @KYWNewsradio @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/FJsMSUqK5E | More sledding video #blizzard2016 @KYWNewsradio @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/FJsMSUqK5E |
The National Weather Service is predicting Philadelphia could see 18 inches of snow accumulation through Saturday afternoon. The city’s office of emergency management already clocked 17.1 inches of snow as of 9:45am. | The National Weather Service is predicting Philadelphia could see 18 inches of snow accumulation through Saturday afternoon. The city’s office of emergency management already clocked 17.1 inches of snow as of 9:45am. |
It’s likely the blizzard will also become one of Philadelphia’s biggest ever snow events – the largest snowstorm in the city’s history was in 1996, according to Philly.com, when 31 inches of snow fell January 6-8. | It’s likely the blizzard will also become one of Philadelphia’s biggest ever snow events – the largest snowstorm in the city’s history was in 1996, according to Philly.com, when 31 inches of snow fell January 6-8. |
The next highest totals were in 2009 and 2010, when 23.3 and 28.5 inches fell respectively. | The next highest totals were in 2009 and 2010, when 23.3 and 28.5 inches fell respectively. |
6.39pm GMT | 6.39pm GMT |
18:39 | 18:39 |
In Pennsylvania, vehicles that got trapped on the turnpike Friday are still there today, as emergency crews attempt to dig them out, including two college athletic teams and a group of students from North Dakota. | In Pennsylvania, vehicles that got trapped on the turnpike Friday are still there today, as emergency crews attempt to dig them out, including two college athletic teams and a group of students from North Dakota. |
Here’s a report from the Associated Press on the stranded travelers: | Here’s a report from the Associated Press on the stranded travelers: |
Snowbound college athletes who spent the night stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike munched on leftover pizza or watched movies to pass the time as they waited to be dug out by emergency crews tackling massive backups that stretched for miles after a powerful winter storm socked the region. | Snowbound college athletes who spent the night stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike munched on leftover pizza or watched movies to pass the time as they waited to be dug out by emergency crews tackling massive backups that stretched for miles after a powerful winter storm socked the region. |
Cars, trucks and buses that got stuck Friday night still hadn’t moved on Saturday, including buses carrying the Duquesne men’s basketball team and the gymnastics squad from Temple University. | Cars, trucks and buses that got stuck Friday night still hadn’t moved on Saturday, including buses carrying the Duquesne men’s basketball team and the gymnastics squad from Temple University. |
The National Guard was called out to provide food and water, as well as chains and shovels while emergency workers on all-terrain vehicles checked on stranded motorists. Officials closed a 90-mile stretch of the roadway to allow maintenance workers to focus on those who were stuck. | The National Guard was called out to provide food and water, as well as chains and shovels while emergency workers on all-terrain vehicles checked on stranded motorists. Officials closed a 90-mile stretch of the roadway to allow maintenance workers to focus on those who were stuck. |
“We haven’t moved one inch,” said Duquesne coach Jim Ferry on Saturday morning. Ferry said his players were running out of the leftover pizza they bought on the way home from an 86-75 win over George Mason on Friday afternoon. “We’re getting pretty hungry,” he said. “We hope it starts moving pretty soon.” | “We haven’t moved one inch,” said Duquesne coach Jim Ferry on Saturday morning. Ferry said his players were running out of the leftover pizza they bought on the way home from an 86-75 win over George Mason on Friday afternoon. “We’re getting pretty hungry,” he said. “We hope it starts moving pretty soon.” |
Walking to HOPEFULLY have dominos drop off pizza from an overpass. 3/4 mile in 2+ feet of snow pic.twitter.com/tMfuT1d89K | Walking to HOPEFULLY have dominos drop off pizza from an overpass. 3/4 mile in 2+ feet of snow pic.twitter.com/tMfuT1d89K |
The governor’s office said the problems in Somerset County began after westbound tractor-trailers were unable to climb a hill. As traffic backed up behind them, more trucks also became unable to go up the hill, backing up all vehicles and preventing emergency crews from getting heavy-duty tow trucks to the scene and road crews from being able to clear the snow, officials said. | The governor’s office said the problems in Somerset County began after westbound tractor-trailers were unable to climb a hill. As traffic backed up behind them, more trucks also became unable to go up the hill, backing up all vehicles and preventing emergency crews from getting heavy-duty tow trucks to the scene and road crews from being able to clear the snow, officials said. |
Temple gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley said her team usually travels with a large amount of snacks “so those came in handy,” and fire department personnel brought them water. | Temple gymnastics coach Umme Salim-Beasley said her team usually travels with a large amount of snacks “so those came in handy,” and fire department personnel brought them water. |
“We always bring movies for our bus trip, and we have gone through all of them and we’ll probably start watching them again,” she said. | “We always bring movies for our bus trip, and we have gone through all of them and we’ll probably start watching them again,” she said. |
Ferry said his players were also in good spirits, passing the time with jokes and watching movies. | Ferry said his players were also in good spirits, passing the time with jokes and watching movies. |
“But you got to remember we have some big guys, so it’s hard to sleep on a bus like this,” he said. | “But you got to remember we have some big guys, so it’s hard to sleep on a bus like this,” he said. |
Salim-Beasley, however, said her team’s training has made spending hours on a cramped bus more bearable than it might be for others. | Salim-Beasley, however, said her team’s training has made spending hours on a cramped bus more bearable than it might be for others. |
“We are a gymnastics team,” she said. “So we can get into positions that most people won’t be able to get into.” | “We are a gymnastics team,” she said. “So we can get into positions that most people won’t be able to get into.” |
6.20pm GMT | 6.20pm GMT |
18:20 | 18:20 |
Although New York and New Jersey have monopolized the last hour of our liveblog coverage with announcements of travel bans and mass transit shutdowns, conditions elsewhere on the Atlantic seaboard remain serious. | Although New York and New Jersey have monopolized the last hour of our liveblog coverage with announcements of travel bans and mass transit shutdowns, conditions elsewhere on the Atlantic seaboard remain serious. |
In Baltimore, Maryland, a blizzard warning remains in effect until 6am Sunday, and mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told CNN that residents should remain indoors. | In Baltimore, Maryland, a blizzard warning remains in effect until 6am Sunday, and mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told CNN that residents should remain indoors. |
We have a ways to go – we’re a little more than halfway through. We know we’re going to have another surge of weather this evening so that’s why we’re telling people [to] please stay off the roads. | We have a ways to go – we’re a little more than halfway through. We know we’re going to have another surge of weather this evening so that’s why we’re telling people [to] please stay off the roads. |
We think [the snowfall] might slow down a little bit, but this evening we’re thinking it’s going to go to [a rate of 2-3 inches per hour], plus the heavy winds, so that’s the problem. | We think [the snowfall] might slow down a little bit, but this evening we’re thinking it’s going to go to [a rate of 2-3 inches per hour], plus the heavy winds, so that’s the problem. |
It’s very dangerous – that’s why we want to make sure the roads stay as clear as possible.” | It’s very dangerous – that’s why we want to make sure the roads stay as clear as possible.” |
#Whiteout conditions on the #Baltimore beltway. Don't venture out unless it's an emergency. #BaltSnow #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/XNPiwsHvC5 | #Whiteout conditions on the #Baltimore beltway. Don't venture out unless it's an emergency. #BaltSnow #blizzard2016 pic.twitter.com/XNPiwsHvC5 |