It s going to be a prolonged event, Ms Pagano said.
As of Monday morning, some areas had already received three to 7.6 to 12.7 centimetres of snow, with 15.2 centimetres in parts of Pennsylvania, she said.
In parts of New Jersey, 17.8 centimetres already was reported as of Monday morning.
In-person learning was cancelled in school districts across the Northeast on Monday, and many COVID-19 vaccination sites were closed.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said city-run vaccination sites would be closed Tuesday as well but he hopes they can re-open Wednesday.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said most vaccinations scheduled for Monday were being postponed, but he wasn t concerned that any vaccine might go to waste.
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Major storm hits Northeast, more than foot of snow forecast
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NEW YORK (AP) Instead of shuttered schools and snow days, the latest winter storm to wallop the Northeast shut down vaccination sites and snarled other pandemic-related services in many states that could see as much as a foot of snow by Monday evening.
Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a nor’easter developing off the mid-Atlantic coast will be a “pretty slow mover” as it brings heavy snow and strong winds through Tuesday.
“It’s going to be a prolonged event,” Pagano said.
Feb 1, 2021
An Amish buggy traverses the backroads of Lancaster County, Pa., Sunday as the Northeast braces for a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas and create blizzard-like conditions. (AP Photo/Jim Gerberich)
NEW YORK (AP) Instead of shuttered schools and snow days, the latest winter storm to wallop the Northeast shut down vaccination sites and snarled other pandemic-related services in many states that could see as much as a foot of snow by this evening.
Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a nor’easter developing off the mid-Atlantic coast will be a “pretty slow mover” as it brings heavy snow and strong winds through Tuesday.
UpdatedMon, Feb 1, 2021 at 3:11 pm ET
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Some areas of the Northeast could be buried in more than a foot of snow by Tuesday morning from a powerful nor easter the first of 2021 that is shutting down COVID-19 vaccination clinics and schools, bringing Amtrak service in the region to a standstill and canceling hundreds of flights at the region s airports.
The massive storm is developing off the mid-Atlantic coast and taking aim at some of the most densely populated cities along the East Coast. About 110 million Americans live in its path.
The sprawling, lumbering storm is responsible for at least one death. A 67-year-old Pennsylvania woman with Alzheimer s disease who reportedly wandered away from her home was found dead of hypothermia on an Allentown street Monday morning.