Kanishka Sharma

(Reuters] Approximately 1,300 U.S. airlines were canceled on Sunday following a severe winter storm that battered northeastern parts of the country.

Several U.S. states had declared emergencies https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-east-coast-prepares-heavy-snow-plunging-temperatures-blizzard-hits-2022-01-29 in response to the storm, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolinas and was forecast to continue depositing snow into Sunday morning as it moved north to Maine.

At 9:15 a.m., the total number of cancellations for flights to, from, and within the United States had reached 1,300. ET (1400 GMT), according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled. The data revealed that another 480 flights related to the United States were also delayed.

Each airport had more than 200 flights cancelled as of Sunday early at LaGuardia Airport, New York City.

A fierce winter storm whipped up snowfalls exceeding 2ft (60cm), in parts, and brought strong winds. This caused flight cancellations to thousands and forced governors to close roads across Rhode Island.

The National Weather Service stated that Sunday’s weather would be much calmer on the East Coast.

According to the police, Nantucket was experiencing improved conditions after the nor’easter caused flooding roads on Saturday. A photo shared on social media shows that the water was so deep that two high school students could row their canoes along the flooded streets.

In Massachusetts, about 56,000 out of 2.6 million customers were without electricity as of early Sunday, according to the https://poweroutage.us website.

An officer with the Nassau County Police Department (Long Island) believes that the cold weather contributed to the untimely death of an elderly woman found dead in her vehicle in Uniondale, New York.