Second big snowstorm in week hits Northeast
No delays expected in vaccine appointments
NEW YORK — A major snowstorm pushed through the Northeast on Sunday, less than a week after a storm dumped more than 2 feet on parts of the region.
By early afternoon, 5 to 7 inches had fallen in parts of northwestern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut. New York’s Central Park reported about 3 inches. The highest total was recorded in West Whiteland Township, west of Philadelphia, where about 9 inches had fallen.
The National Weather Service predicted up to 8 inches of snow in New York City and 2-4 inches in Washington, D.C. Up to a foot was projected to fall on some areas along the Connecticut coastline.
Large, fluffy flakes began falling in Rhode Island late Sunday morning, prompting local governments to enact street parking bans and warn of poor travel conditions for the rest of the day. A heavy band of snow heading northeast had dumped 5 inches in the towns of Sharon and Uxbridge, southeast of Boston, by 2 p.m.
In Connecticut, a jack-knifed trailer caused two exits to be closed on Interstate 84 in Middlebury.
Weather service forecaster Bob Oravec said a mix of snow and rain would move northward up the East Coast.
“It is a fast-moving storm,” Oravec said.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday’s snowfall, which started about 9 a.m. in the city, would not close COVID-19 vaccination sites.
The massive snowstorm that hit the region on Feb. 1 forced the postponement of hundreds of vaccination appointments in New York and elsewhere.