"Snow fell at a rate of 2-3in (5-7.6cm) an hour early on Monday from New York through Massachusetts. Some areas have received well over a foot (30cm) of snow since Sunday, along with wind gusts of over 30mph (48km/h) and low visibility. Long Island's MacArthur airport reported 20in of snow as of Monday morning. Freehold, New Jersey, had 19in. The National Weather Service (NWS) called travel conditions nearly impossible. Blizzard warnings stretched from Maryland to Maine."
"More than 5,000 flights in and out of the United States were canceled for Monday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Most were canceled in New York, New Jersey and Boston. Public transit was suspended in some areas. Even DoorDash announced it was suspending deliveries in New York City overnight. The storm caused power outages that left more than 300,000 customers in the dark along the east coast early on Monday, including about 115,000 customers without power in New Jersey, according to PowerOutage.us."
Millions of people across New York City and the northeastern United States were confined to homes under road travel bans and blizzard warnings as heavy snow and strong winds created whiteout conditions. Snow fell at 2–3 inches per hour in parts of the region, with some places receiving over a foot, including Long Island's MacArthur airport reporting 20 inches and Freehold, New Jersey, 19 inches. Wind gusts exceeded 30 mph and visibility was low, prompting the National Weather Service to call travel nearly impossible and triggering flight cancellations, transit suspensions, delivery halts, power outages affecting over 300,000 customers, and emergency declarations across multiple cities and states.
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