The impact is expected to linger for days. More than 11,000 flights have been grounded through Tuesday, and more than 500,000 homes and businesses were without power as of 5:45 pm local time.NDTV reported.
Drivers in some parts of Massachusetts have been ordered to stay off the roads as snowplow crews struggle to catch up after whiteout conditions engulfed the state's South Coast.
"We have reports of abandoned and stuck cars on the roads, and tow trucks are having difficulty getting to them," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, urging drivers to stay put "for the safety of plow drivers and emergency officials who are trying to do their jobs."
Manhattan's Central Park recorded about 20 inches (50 centimeters) of snow from Sunday through Monday. Islip on Long Island received more than 22 inches, according to the National Weather Service
Heavy snow had damaged power lines and caused outages stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts. As of 5:45 pm, 519,232 homes and businesses were without power, according to PowerOutage.com. Massachusetts had the most outages with 282,024, followed by New Jersey with 93,090. Heavy, wet snow will continue to threaten tree limbs, raising risks to nearby power lines.
