Hundreds of flights were canceled Tuesday as a winter storm wreaked havoc on travel and dumped more than two feet of snow in portions of the Northeast.
Meanwhile in the West, soggy California faced more flooding from the latest deluge, and nearly 27,000 people were under evacuation orders due to flood and landslide risks.
“Double-Whammy! Storm-weary Californians are facing another strong Atmospheric River Event and the Northeast is bracing for a powerful Nor’easter,” the National Weather Service tweeted.
Some areas of Vermont and Massachusetts already had over 2 feet of snow as of midday Tuesday. A recurring theme in weather service storm warnings across much of New York and New England: “Significant snowfall and periods of heavy snowfall rates will combine to create low visibility and very dangerous driving conditions.”
