NYC blizzard: Travel ban issued, exterior subways to shut down

The travel ban was to start at 2:30 p.m.

“I don’t care how tough we are as New Yorkers, I don’t care how big the four-wheel drive vehicle, the roads are really unsafe and it’s only going to get worse”. “If the situation deteriorates we may close bridges, we may close roads, or change the MTA schedule”, Cuomo said. Above ground train service was also shutting down at 4 p.m.in New York City.

The blizzard hitting NY will nearly certainly be among “the top five snowstorms” in terms of total snowfall accumulation in recorded history, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday.

In Kentucky, motorists were stranded along Interstate 75 south of Lexington early Saturday, and state police said on Twitter that its crews, emergency workers and the National Guard were making their way to cars with water, fuel, and snacks, and attempting to move cars one at a time. “The math speaks for itself – this storm will surpass 20 inches”. The MTA bus service will be suspended at noon.

The city is also on alert for coastal flooding due to high tides, with resources being “prioritised” for the Long Island and New York City areas. Various locations in Georgia and Alabama received between 1 and 3.5 inches of snow. By morning, it was piling up – and the National Weather Service was predicting the worst was yet to come.

Snow began around midnight into Saturday night and will not taper off until Sunday morning. A Blizzard Warning is in effect for most of the tristate region.

Official estimates now expect up to 30 inches of snow to fall in parts of NY, which has already seen significant downfalls in the extreme weather battering the east coast of the US. De Blasio noted that they are “seriously considering a full travel ban”, which would mean only emergency personnel would be allowed on roads.