Metro-area commuters paralyzed by “bomb cyclone” Kenan over the weekend can expect a break Monday — but things could get dicey again with icy roads Tuesday.
Lingering cold temps in New York City overnight Sunday into Monday mean that there will be minimal snowmelt, so come Monday morning, main drags should be clear for drivers, said Randy Atkins, a senior meteorologist at Accuweather, to the Post.
“Some of the side streets that are the last to get cleared off, those can certainly have some slippery spots on them,” but main roads should generally be OK, he said Sunday.
But Atkins said the tides will turn later Monday, when the day’s sun and slightly warmer temps are expected to cause snowmelt that will then refreeze overnight into Tuesday.
“The Tuesday morning commute is when I would be more concerned about icy spots,” the meteorologist said, adding that slick streets could continue through Wednesday.
Some areas of New York City saw more than a foot of snow through Saturday. Anthony Behar/Sipa USAKenan shattered the more than century-old calendar-day snowfall record for Central Park with 7.3 inches Saturday, or 2.6 inches more than the previous record of 4.7 inches for Jan. 29, 1904. The wicked weather particularly slammed Massachusetts, where 35,000 residents still didn’t have power late Sunday afternoon.
Dangerous wind chills fell below zero after Winter Storm Kenan pummeled the North East region on Friday and Saturday.
Parts of Massachusetts saw more than 30 inches of snow Scott Eisen/Getty Images
More than 100,000 people lost power due to strong winds brought on by the storm. Scott Eisen/Getty ImagesMassachusetts bore the brunt of the storm, with the town of Sharon getting more than 30 inches of snow late Saturday before the storm moved out, the National Weather Service said. Strong winds continued raging and more than 100,000 people lost power — mostly in Massachusetts.
Wind gusts as high as 83 mph were recorded on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Coastal towns also flooded due to the wind and high waves churned up by the storm, but the water had mostly receded by Sunday afternoon.
Videos on social media showed streets on the island of Nantucket underwater and waves crashing against the windows of a building in Plymouth.
Long Island was hit with over 20 inches of snow. Noam Galai/Getty Images
People went sledding at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesParts of 10 states were under blizzard warnings at some point: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, along with much of the Delmarva Peninsula in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Some areas of New York City saw more than a foot of snow through Saturday — paralyzing roadways and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights amid near white-out conditions.
Long Island was hit hard by the storm, with more than 20 inches of snow dumped in parts of Suffolk County.
According to FlightAware, about 4,800 flights were canceled across the US on Saturday. More than 1,450 flights had been canceled as of Sunday afternoon.






