Sprawling snowstorm wallops eastern US, shutting vaccine sites and transit
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#5DK4D)
New York City and northern New Jersey were bracing for as much as 22in and parts of New England for a foot or more
A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the eastern US on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit as snow piled up from the Appalachians to New England, with the heaviest accumulations yet to come in many places.
With snow falling since Sunday evening, New York City and northern New Jersey were bracing for as much as 22in and parts of New England for a foot or more. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that high winds and snowfall could persist into Tuesday in New York and Wednesday in New England.
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