Cycloonbom bedekt Amerikaanse Boston onder 60 centimeter sneeuw: een record

The blizzard that has plagued the northeastern United States for two days continues to rage with winds of up to 75 miles per hour, covering the area with snow. On Saturday night, a 60-centimeter layer of snow fell on Massachusetts, the capital of the state, which equaled the record set in 2003.

The blizzard is the result of the so-called cyclone bomb, a storm characterized by the explosive power of rapid drops in air pressure, the United States Weather Service (NWS) confirms. The NWS predicted wind gusts of 80 to 120 kilometers per hour, polar temperatures and — due to the force of the wind or the weight of the snow on the power lines — power outages. More than 95,000 households were without power, authorities reported on Saturday.

Several cities in the region registered absolute records with more than 70 centimeters of snow. The metro network of the metropolis of New York functioned as well as normal, but the rail network in the suburbs of the metropolis was not served on Saturday. 900 snowplows drove out in Boston. More than 3,500 flights in the region were canceled on Saturday, up from 1,200 on Sunday.

By Editor

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