Americans can breathe. Not so terrible snowstorm – rmf24.pl

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Americans slowly can breathe a sigh of relief – announced by meteorologists major snowstorm will be less than originally anticipated. The latest projections are much less severe.

The forecasts are milder than expected

/ JASON Szenes / PAP / EPA

forecasters warned previously that approx. 60 million people in 12 states in the eastern US must prepare for snow up to a meter in height and winds of hurricane force.

The latest forecasts are not so pessimistic. Most affected by the blizzard is to be the New England region. In Boston, Providence and New York is expected to fall approx. 50-60 inches of snow, and in Philadelphia and Central New Jersey – approx. 15 cm.

In anticipation of the arrival of a huge snowstorm, in the chair. 23 (h. 5 Polish time) in many cities on the East Coast of the United States became effective ban on cars. Normally bustling New York City was empty; mainly ride through the streets of plows. O h. 23 New York stopped working … read more

Previously announced that the peak of the snow storm has come on the night of Monday to Tuesday. Around midnight local time (hr. 6 in Poland), the snow has not rained, but blew the already very strong, heralding the coming blizzard wind. It is expected that New York City will fall to Tuesday morning as about 90 inches of snow. So far the most abundant rainfall in the city recorded during a snow storm 1 and February 12, 2006 year. Then dropped 68 inches of snow.

On Tuesday early morning in Manhattan, light snow was falling. As a result of the ban on car traffic primarily drove through the streets of plows. There was an unusual silence; apart from the usual hustle and bustle of traffic were also sounds of airplanes flying over the city – Associated Press writes in correspondence with New York.

More than 7.7 thousand. arrivals and departures from airports in the Northeast United States was canceled due to weather conditions, and many have been postponed until Wednesday.

The day before school classes ended earlier, and many companies have allowed their employees to go home faster . Government offices are closed organization, as well as Broadway theaters. O h. 23 stopped working the New York subway, buses were not running, shut down the bridges are in Manhattan.

The Wall Street New York Stock Exchange on Monday to work smoothly; announced that it will be the same on Tuesday.

The city on the East Coast went into standby plows and salt spreaders; throughout the region are in standby or National Guard service.

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Americans can breathe. Not so terrible snowstorm – rmf24.pl