Snowfall picked up Monday in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days.
Winter_Weather_New_York_38220 A Times Square Alliance worker clears sidewalks of snow in Times Square, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_93977 A motorist clears his car of snow in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_23498 A pedestrian walks down a snow covered sidewalk in the Chinatown nieghborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
APTOPIX_Winter_Weather_New_Jersey_21006 Pedestrians make their way through heavy snow and wind in Hoboken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Winter_Weather_New_York_32854 Patients walk up to locked doors at a COVID-19 vaccination hub that is closed due to a snowstorm at The Armory, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_03679 A cyclist passes an outdoor eating space erected due to COVID-19 restrictions, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_02420 A cyclist on an electric bicycle does donuts on Broadway during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_69922 Workers shovel sidewalks as pedestrians pass during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_Massachusetts_66327 A man skates on Lake Quannapowitt as snow falls, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Wakefield, Mass. A sprawling, lumbering winter storm is walloping the Eastern U.S., shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools, and halting transit. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
AP Photo/Elise Amendola
APTOPIX_Winter_Weather_New_York_11912 Steve Kent skis through Times Square during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
APTOPIX_Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_95233 A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm near the Robert Indiana sculpture "LOVE" at John F. Kennedy Plaza, commonly known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
APTOPIX_Winter_Weather_New_York_38524 A man delivers food on his electric bicycle as he rides past snow-covered dining tables in midtown during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_59320 A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Winter_Weather_New_York_73747 A pedestrian kicks a soccer ball along the Central Park promenade during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_45524 A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm in view of City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_41878 A person, reflected in a window while wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Winter_Weather_New_York_84017 People make their way through midtown in New York City during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_81953 Workers shovel snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Winter_Weather_New_York_08023 A man walks along the streets in midtown New York City during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
Winter_Weather_New_York_76189 Patricia Burgara from Mexico who is in New York City to celebrate her birthday takes a selfie in Times Square during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Winter_Weather_New_York_22429 People take photos in Central Park during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
AP Photo/Wong Maye-E
Winter_Weather_New_York_73751 A bicycle food delivery worker rides his bike through heavy snow that fell at a rate of several inches an hour, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Soho neighborhood of New York City after a Nor'Easter snowstorm dumped nearly a foot-and-a-half of snow on the area. Much of the city was under a state of emergency Monday, but this bicycle delivery worker was still plowing his way through city streets. (AP Photo/Robert Bumstead)
AP Photo/Robert Bumstead
Winter_Weather_88396 A dog looks up at the person walking it, waiting to be picked up, in Weehawken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Snowfall is picking up in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
APTOPIX_Winter_Weather_00198 A commuter waits for transportation toward New York City at a bus stop in Fort Lee, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Snowfall is picking up in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Winter_Weather_48761 A commuter waits for transportation toward New York City at a bus stop in Fort Lee, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Snowfall is picking up in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Financial_Markets_Winter_Weather_09130 A man walks past the Charging Bull statue during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York's financial district. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Winter_Weather_Pennsylvania_24882 Workers remove snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
An Amish buggy traverses the backroads of Lancaster County, Pa., Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, as the Northeast braces for a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas and create blizzard-like conditions. (AP Photo/Jim Gerberich)
AP Photo/Jim Gerberich
Cars are covered by snow during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
A machine is used to brush snow off the sidewalk on the National Mall, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Snow blankets the soldiers at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Winter_Weather_New_York_63304 Pedestrians make their way through Times Square during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
Winter_Weather_New_York_45230 People go sledding in Brooklyn's Main Street Park, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in New York. A winter snowstorm walloped the Eastern U.S. on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
NEW YORK (AP) — A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the Eastern U.S. 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 some places.
With flakes falling since Sunday evening, the National Weather Service said more than 13 inches (33 centimeters) of snow had fallen in Manhattan’s Central Park as of 1 p.m., and as much as 16 inches (41 centimeters) was reported in northern New Jersey. Although the heaviest parts of the storm had moved through the metropolitan area by Monday evening, lighter snow showers were expected to continue virtually all day Tuesday, forecaster James Tomasini said.
“We’re looking at a long two days here,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a virtual news conference.
Parts of New England also braced for a foot (31 centimeters) or more by the time the snow finally tapers off in the northernmost states by Wednesday evening, the weather service said. At least three deaths that appeared to be related to the storm were reported, in Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, authorities said a 67-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who reportedly wandered away from her home was found dead of hypothermia on an Allentown street Monday morning. About 60 miles (97 kilometers) north in Plains Township, a shooting after an argument over snow removal killed a married couple, and the suspect was later found dead at his nearby home of a wound believed to have been self-inflicted, officials in Luzerne County said.
A preliminary investigation indicates the people involved had a long-running conflict, but “this morning, the dispute was exacerbated by a disagreement over snow disposal,” District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said.
In Virginia, four firefighters were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life threatening after their firetruck overturned Sunday on snow-covered roads in Henrico County, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Across the Northeast, many coronavirus vaccination sites closed Monday.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the storm forced the postponement of about 10,000 shots and delayed the state’s weekly resupply of vaccine, now expected Tuesday. He urged providers that called off vaccination appointments to extend their hours if needed to reschedule the shots by the end of the week.
The storm disrupted the second phase of Massachusetts’ vaccine rollout as a Boston site that was supposed to open Monday for residents ages 75 and over did not; some other mass vaccination sites were open. The state was expected to get 12 to 18 inches (31 to 61 centimeters) of heavy, wet snow and wind gusts of up to 55 mph (88 km/h) along the coast, according to Gov. Charlie Baker.
“We’re used to dealing with snow this time of year, but it’s important for folks to take this one seriously due to the heavy snowfall, the high winds, and the speed with which this snow is going to fall when it starts to come down,” Baker said at a press conference.
In a school year when many students are already learning from home, in-person classes were canceled in many places.
“I’d like to think there is still some virtual learning going on, with a little bit of time for sledding along the way,” Lamont quipped.
New York City mom Alyssa Burnham was happy for her son to have “a break from his regular routine.”
Now that snow days have blurred into remote-learning days, “it’s fun for him to just get out here and be a kid,” she said as he played in the snow.
The New York City area had scattered power outages by early evening, affecting about 3,200 homes and businesses in the city and its New York suburbs, 4,000 in New Jersey and 1,200 in Connecticut.
Hundreds of flights and many trains and were canceled, and aboveground New York City subway service stopped at 2 p.m.
In recent days, a storm system blanketed parts of the Midwest, with some areas getting the most snow in several years. Ohio and Washington, D.C., also got snow.
The snow and cold in Washington led President Joe Biden to postpone a visit to the State Department that had been planned for Monday.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration had been in contact with governors states affected by the weather.
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Associated Press writers around the eastern U.S. contributed.
