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Parts of the Northeast were bracing for a powerful winter storm that could dump heavy, wet snow and whip up strong winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people.
The National Weather Service says the storm is expected to begin late Monday and last through Wednesday. The storm could affect parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey, with snowfall amounts expected to range from a few inches to several feet, depending on the area.
“This could be deadly,” the New York governor said. Kathy Hochul warned at a stormy briefing in Albany. “Let me say that again: this is going to be a dangerous storm. Please stay off the roads for your own safety.”
Higher elevations in New York’s Mid-Hudson region and the Albany area could see 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow.
Hochul, who will declare a state of emergency beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, said snow plow crews from Long Island and utility crews from as far away as Canada are being dispatched to the region. She also said 100 National Guard members were brought in to help with the emergency response.
Snowfall in western Massachusetts could exceed 18 inches (45 centimeters), but along the coast totals could be 3 or 4 inches (7.5 to 10 centimeters), said Bill Simpson, a spokesman for the National Weather Service in Norton, Massachusetts. he said.
“I’m not really sure of the exact track,” Simpson said. “It makes all the difference in the world.”
A winter storm warning was set to go into effect Monday evening and last through Wednesday morning for parts of upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, southern parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut and Rhode Iceland.
Some schools in the region canceled classes for Tuesday ahead of the storm, and Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills ordered all government offices to close on Tuesday.
Connecticut’s largest electricity provider, Eversource, brought in extra crews from other states as it prepared for up to 130,000 power outages.
“That combination of heavy wet snow, sustained winds, long duration gusts will almost certainly bring down tree limbs and entire trees,” said Steve Sullivan, president of Connecticut electric operations for Eversource. “It will damage the electrical system.”
In New Hampshire, a storm will hit on election day for city officials. Dozens of communities postponed voting, while others reminded voters they could vote absentee on Monday instead.
Similar back-to-back Election Day storms in 2017 and 2018 caused widespread confusion about who might delay the election.
Lawmakers have since changed the law to allow city moderators to postpone elections if the National Weather Service issues a storm warning. As of Tuesday, such warnings were issued for at least parts of seven of the state’s 10 counties.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said city officials are closely monitoring the storm, which is expected to begin Tuesday with mostly rain along Massachusetts’ east coast.
“Weather forecasts are still quite variable,” Wu said. “Our public works and emergency management and Boston Public Schools teams are really focused on minute-by-minute monitoring.”
Wu said the city is in contact with companies that could operate cranes or large construction sites to secure materials ahead of the expected strong winds.
Story by Wilson Ring.
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