A truck had be hauled out of the snow as extreme cold hits New York, blanketing roads and towns across the state this week. Footage from the New York State Thruway Authority on 14 January shows a truck having to be pulled out of snow on a highway, as arctic air blasted its way across the US. Cold air created lake-effect snow conditions in Buffalo, burying towns and making visibility nearly impossible in parts of the city. The New York City Emergency Management Department placed the city under a Travel Advisory due to snow and possible freezing.
The long-awaited end to New York City’s snow drought was set to come on Monday night, with the city alerting residents to brace themselves for at least a few inches of dry, powdery stuff. “SNOW IS COMING,” Mayor Adams’ office tweeted Monday afternoon. “It’s been over 700 days, but 1-4 inches of snow will fall between tonight at 6 pm and tomorrow at 6 p.m.” After spending nearly two years on .
An ongoing Arctic blast enveloping much of the US will set the stage for impactful snow and ice to fall in parts of the South for the first time this winter as a new storm tracks through the region.