This article is from the source 'nytimes' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/nyregion/blizzard-winter-storm-stella.html

The article has changed 22 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 16 Version 17
Winter Storm: Here’s What Happened Winter Storm: Here’s What Happened
(35 minutes later)
• The storm brought only 7 inches of snow to New York City, far less than expected. • The storm brought only seven inches of snow to New York City, far less than expected.
• But north and west of the city and in New England, it’s another story. Up to 30 inches have fallen along the New York-Pennsylvania border.• But north and west of the city and in New England, it’s another story. Up to 30 inches have fallen along the New York-Pennsylvania border.
• Aboveground subway service and limited Metro-North service will resume at 6 p.m.• Aboveground subway service and limited Metro-North service will resume at 6 p.m.
On Monday, forecasters had predicted up to 20 inches in the city. But the storm tracked closer to the coast, bringing in warmer air. By mid-afternoon, so much of the preciptiation had fallen in the form of sleet and freezing rain that only 7 inches of snow was recorded in Central Park. On Monday, forecasters had predicted up to 20 inches in the city, a storm that would have rivaled the Blizzard of 1888.
On much of Long Island, the winter wonderland was more like a puddle-scape, said Tim Morrin, aNational Weather Service meteorologist. “We had so much rain after the changeover that for the most part we just have a lot of residual ponding,” he said. But this storm tracked closer to the coast, bringing in warmer air. By midafternoon, so much of the precipitation had fallen in the form of sleet and freezing rain that only seven inches of snow was recorded in Central Park.
On much of Long Island, the winter wonderland was more like a puddle-scape. “We had so much rain after the changeover that for the most part we just have a lot of residual ponding,” said Tim Morrin, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Here is the transit situation:Here is the transit situation:
• Subways: Aboveground trains will resume service at 6 p.m.• Subways: Aboveground trains will resume service at 6 p.m.
• Trains: Metro-North service will be restored at 6 p.m. Amtrak suspended service between New York and Boston, and between New York and Albany. The Long Island Rail Road and PATH are running with some delays. N.J. Transit is on a weekend schedule.• Trains: Metro-North service will be restored at 6 p.m. Amtrak suspended service between New York and Boston, and between New York and Albany. The Long Island Rail Road and PATH are running with some delays. N.J. Transit is on a weekend schedule.
• Buses: N.J. Transit suspended all bus service today. City buses are running local.• Buses: N.J. Transit suspended all bus service today. City buses are running local.
• Roads: Bridges and tunnels remain open. Track the progress of snow removal at PlowNYC. Alternate-side parking was suspended today and Wednesday.• Roads: Bridges and tunnels remain open. Track the progress of snow removal at PlowNYC. Alternate-side parking was suspended today and Wednesday.
— ANDY NEWMAN, ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE and JONATHAN WOLFE— ANDY NEWMAN, ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE and JONATHAN WOLFE
Despite the blizzard fizzle in New York City, a state of emergency remains in effect until midnight, as sleety, icy conditions continue and high winds blow, Mayor Bill de Blasio said just after noon.Despite the blizzard fizzle in New York City, a state of emergency remains in effect until midnight, as sleety, icy conditions continue and high winds blow, Mayor Bill de Blasio said just after noon.
“The message to all New Yorkers is: Stay off the roads, stay off the sidewalks to the maximum extent possible,” the mayor said.“The message to all New Yorkers is: Stay off the roads, stay off the sidewalks to the maximum extent possible,” the mayor said.
Schools will reopen on Wednesday.Schools will reopen on Wednesday.
Mr. de Blasio said he did not regret canceling school today after the original forecast.Mr. de Blasio said he did not regret canceling school today after the original forecast.
“This is the lesson we keep learning,” the mayor said. “The National Weather Service does everything they know how to do, but Mother Nature makes her own decisions.”“This is the lesson we keep learning,” the mayor said. “The National Weather Service does everything they know how to do, but Mother Nature makes her own decisions.”
Mr. de Blasio said that 96 percent of the city’s streets have been plowed at least once. — ANDY NEWMANMr. de Blasio said that 96 percent of the city’s streets have been plowed at least once. — ANDY NEWMAN
The storm brought a very mixSnowfall forecasts near the coast have been downgraded north of New York City, too, though Boston and Providence are still expecting up to a foot. In the Northeast’s interior, from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts, the snow hit much harder: 30 inches and still snowing at 2 p.m. in Damascus in Pennsylvania’s northeastern corner; 26 inches in Dutchess County, New York; blizzard conditions in Albany and in Worcester, Mass., where over a foot of snow fell.
In the interior, forecasters are still calling for over a foot of snow: 22 inches in Albany; 12 to 18 inches in Worcester, Mass.; 20 inches in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; 18 to 24 inches in West Milford in northern New Jersey; and 24 to 30 inches in Monticello, N.Y., and Honesdale, Pa. “We won’t be tapering off here until later this evening,” said Joanne LaBounty, a Weather Service meteorologist in Binghamton, N.Y., which was under a travel ban and had seen 20 inches of snow as of 2 p.m.
Parts of upstate New York were under blizzard-like conditions, with sharply reduced visibility and high winds. Along the New England coast, the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and caused some flooding. Video from Milford, Conn., showed streets under water well before the afternoon’s high tide.
But even along the coast, the storm is expected to wreak havoc, said Kim Buttrick of the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass. “Southeast of Boston it’s pretty much all rain now,” said Matthew Belk of the Weather Service office in Taunton, Mass. In Boston itself, 4.5 inches had fallen by midafternoon.
“Sometimes when we talk about these nor’easters everyone gets hung up on the snow, but there’s other stuff going on, too,” Ms. Buttrick said. — ANDY NEWMAN
Wind, primarily: The eastern coast of Massachusetts could get wind over 50 miles per hour; Nantucket and outer Cape Cod could get gusts up to 65 m.p.h. “That’s hurricane-like conditions,” Ms. Buttrick said. Here are the most recent snow totals from the Northeast reported to the National Weather Service. The official total in Central Park at 8 a.m. was four inches. The deepest snow recorded so far is in Damascus, Pa., near the New York border at 30 inches.
At high tides in New England, forecasters are expecting moderate coastal flooding. Snow, wind and sleet knocked out power to around 200,000 people across the Northeast, though power has been restored to many of them over the course of the day. Here are estimated state-by-state figures as of 5 p.m. :
Video from Milford, Conn., shows flooded streets over an hour before this afternoon’s high tide. Massachusetts: 67,000 homes.
“This storm will pound the coast, especially for our northeast- and east-facing shore lines,” Ms. Buttrick said. There’ll be beach erosion, some flooding of roadways, possible damage to marinas, docks and piers.” — ANDY NEWMAN Maryland: 25,000 homes.
Here are the most recent snow totals from the Northeast reported to the National Weather Service. The official total in Central Park at 8 a.m. was 4 inches. The deepest snow recorded so far is in Beach Lake, Pa., near the New York border: 24 inches. Delaware: 25,000 homes.
Snow, wind and sleet have knocked out power to around 200,000 people across the Northeast. Here are estimated state-by-state figures as of 3 p.m. :
Massachusetts: 53,000 homes.
Maryland:32,000 homes.
Delaware: 35,000 homes.
Virginia, 22,000 customers, mostly near Richmond.Virginia, 22,000 customers, mostly near Richmond.
New Jersey: 20,000 homes, mostly in the southern and western parts of the state. New Jersey: 15,000 homes.
New York: 17,000 homes, mostly near Woodstock and on Long Island. New York: 15,000 homes, mostly near Woodstock and on Long Island.
Rhode Island: 2,000 homes. Connecticut: 3,000 homes.
Connecticut: 2,000 homes.
Pennsylvania: 1,500 homes.Pennsylvania: 1,500 homes.
— JONATHAN WOLFE— JONATHAN WOLFE
More than 5,000 flights scheduled for Tuesday within the United States have been canceled, according to flightaware.com, with thousands of cancellations at New York’s airports, Logan International Airport in Boston and other airports in the Northeast. More than 5,000 flights scheduled for Tuesday within the United States were canceled, according to flightaware.com, with thousands of cancellations at New York’s airports, Logan International Airport in Boston and other airports in the Northeast.
Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International Airports remained open. At Kennedy, conditions have started to improve as the weather changed from snow to sleet and rain, said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He said airlines would be able to operate flights they had not canceled, though delays are very likely. Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark Liberty International Airports remained open. At Kennedy, conditions started to improve as the weather changed from snow to sleet and rain, said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
— PATRICK MCGEEHAN— PATRICK MCGEEHAN
All shows are going on as scheduled — Broadway generally goes dark only when the New York City subway system is fully shut down. So this could be your lucky day on the cancellation line for “Hamilton.” Tickets are sold throughout the day as they become available. They won’t be cheap, but hey, it’s “Hamilton.”All shows are going on as scheduled — Broadway generally goes dark only when the New York City subway system is fully shut down. So this could be your lucky day on the cancellation line for “Hamilton.” Tickets are sold throughout the day as they become available. They won’t be cheap, but hey, it’s “Hamilton.”
Telecharge said that ticketholders for most shows could exchange for another performance if they can’t get to the theater; the exchanges must take place before the scheduled curtain time. Other ticket sellers are expected to offer similar options.Telecharge said that ticketholders for most shows could exchange for another performance if they can’t get to the theater; the exchanges must take place before the scheduled curtain time. Other ticket sellers are expected to offer similar options.
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance lowered the prices of all remaining tickets to Tuesday night’s performance at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to $5. The company is calling it their “Snow Special.”Paul Taylor American Modern Dance lowered the prices of all remaining tickets to Tuesday night’s performance at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to $5. The company is calling it their “Snow Special.”
— ERIK PIEPENBURG and MICHAEL PAULSON— ERIK PIEPENBURG and MICHAEL PAULSON
The Museum of Modern Art was the city’s only large art and design museum to brave the storm and stay open during regular hours.The Museum of Modern Art was the city’s only large art and design museum to brave the storm and stay open during regular hours.
Several museums — like the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Queens Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, Rubin Museum of Art, MoMA PS1 and SculptureCenter — got lucky because they are regularly closed on Tuesdays. — RANDY KENNEDYSeveral museums — like the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Queens Museum, the Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio, Rubin Museum of Art, MoMA PS1 and SculptureCenter — got lucky because they are regularly closed on Tuesdays. — RANDY KENNEDY
While there are, thankfully, no reports right now of trains stuck in the snow, our history-minded colleagues have compiled some grim highlights from a rich literary genre: the snowbound train story.While there are, thankfully, no reports right now of trains stuck in the snow, our history-minded colleagues have compiled some grim highlights from a rich literary genre: the snowbound train story.