A dangerous winter storm brought significant snowfall, strong thunderstorms and blustery winds to the East Coast on Monday — just hours after knocking out power to tens of thousands and coating highways in treacherous ice across the Southeast.
A foot or more of snow had fallen in parts of New York state, Ohio and Pennsylvania by Monday morning, forecasters said.
Buffalo had almost 17 inches by 10 a.m. and the city was advising people not to travel unless necessary.
New York City was spared most — if not all — of the snowfall after thunderstorms washed away the inch of snow that fell overnight.
The National Weather Service said spotty showers and snow showers for the Big Apple might continue through Monday night.
The Long Island and Connecticut coastal areas were expected to be hit with gale conditions with wind gusts forecast to top out around 60 mph.
Winter Storm Izzy slammed much of the South, dumping heavy winds and snow on residents, leaving thousands without power. Camden Hall/PolarisIt comes as tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida overnight as Winter Storm Izzy ripped through the Southeast.
There have been more than 300 car crashes and nearly 800 calls for service by midafternoon on January 16, 2022. Camden Hall/Polaris
Drivers navigate hazardous conditions on Interstate 85/40 as a winter storm moves through the area in Mebane, NC. AP Photo/Gerry Broome
The storm caused a massive truck to slide off a bridge in North Carolina. No one was injured. Durham Police Department via APHighway patrols reported hundreds of vehicle accidents as roadways turned to ice and thousands of flights were canceled across the region.
“It’s a very expansive storm,” Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Brian Hurley said.
“A lot of real estate is going to get 4 to 8 inches of snow and a lot more are also going to get some of that ice accumulation.”
A snowplow clears Main Street on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
A person carries their dog as they cross Butler Street as snow falls during a winter storm that will impact the region on January 16, 2022. Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via APAs much as 10 inches of snow was dumped on North Carolina, where the highway patrol responded to 300 car crashes and nearly 800 calls for service by midafternoon Sunday.
Two people, both 41, were killed when their car drove off the road and into trees just outside Raleigh, authorities said.
A tractor-trailer also slid off a Highway 147 overpass in Durham, North Carolina, landing vertically on the highway below. The truck driver was stable after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
A man at Hollywood 4ever shovels the sidewalk and opens the door for other customers during the snowstorm at Food Way Market on January 16, 2022. Scott P. Yates/The Roanoke Times via AP
New York managed to dodge much of the snow and received a slushy mix of rain and snow. Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA
Pedestrians walk along the National Mall during Winter Storm Izzy on January 16, 2022. STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesWet roadways in the South were expected to refreeze Monday and hazardous driving conditions were forecast for a large portion of the East Coast.
Plow trucks were already scattered along highways up the East Coast by Monday in preparation.
Severe thunderstorms in Florida sparked multiple tornados, including one that was packing 118 mph winds that destroyed dozens of mobile homes.
Meanwhile, 130,000 customers were still without power in South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania on Monday morning, according to poweroutage.us.
More than 3,000 flights were canceled in the US on Sunday — and nearly 4,000 had been axed by 1 p.m. Monday, the live tracking site FlightAware showed.
With Post wires
