Residents are waking up today to half a foot of snow, and forecasters warn that could more than quadruple as a powerful nor'easter kicks up blinding blizzard conditions. Forecasters say some isolated pockets of Massachusetts could get up to 30 inches.
Airlines canceled more than 4,500 flights at some of the nation's busiest airports, according to FlightAware. Amtrak suspended or limited service on the Boston-to-Washington corridor.
Massachusetts, where forecasters said some isolated pockets could get as much as 30 inches of snow, banned heavy trucks from interstate highways for most of Saturday.Rhode Island, all of which was under a blizzard warning, banned all nonemergency road travel starting at 8 a.m. Marc Rudkowski, 28, bought French bread and wine Friday at the Star Market in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with balloons and toys for his dog, who turned 1 on Friday.But there were some concerns about hoarding amid ongoing supply chain issues caused by the pandemic. New England supermarket giant Stop & Shop pleaded with customers to practice restraint.
Virginia, where a blizzard this month stranded hundreds of motorists for hours on Interstate 95, did not hesitate to get resources at the ready. In Maryland, the governor mobilized the National Guard.Snow could fall as fast as 5 inches per hour in spots, including Connecticut, where officials worried about having enough snowplow drivers amid shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
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