Northeast Blizzard Grounds Flights, Cancels Travel
Blizzard forces travel bans, cancels thousands of flights and cuts power across about 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine.
Overview
Air traffic largely halted as roughly 3,400 to 5,500 U.S. flights were canceled for Monday, according to FlightAware.
More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings along about 700 miles of the East Coast as heavy snow and gusts over 30 mph produced whiteout conditions, the National Weather Service said.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered all streets closed to nonessential travel until noon Monday, city notices said.
The storm knocked out power for roughly 300,000 to more than 500,000 customers along the East Coast early Monday, with major outages in Massachusetts and New Jersey, PowerOutage.us reported.
The National Weather Service said the heaviest snow and blizzard conditions were expected to taper off by Monday afternoon.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the storm neutrally, relying on official data and warnings — FlightAware cancellation counts, FAA advisories, and National Weather Service descriptions — with explicit attribution and little editorializing. They focus on public-safety consequences and measurable travel impacts (canceled flights, road bans) instead of political analysis or partisan framing.
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FAQ
Roughly 3,400 to 5,500 U.S. flights were canceled for Monday, with broader reports of up to 11,400 flights grounded.
More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings along about 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine, including major cities like New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Power outages affected roughly 300,000 to more than 500,000 customers along the East Coast early Monday, with major impacts in Massachusetts and New Jersey; earlier reports noted over 150,000 homes and businesses without power.
New York Mayor ordered all streets closed to nonessential travel until noon Monday, with a citywide travel ban in effect amid a state of emergency.
The National Weather Service indicated that the heaviest snow and blizzard conditions were expected to taper off by Monday afternoon.
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