A thousand flights in the USA were suspended due to the winter storm

A thousand commercial flights were suspended this Tuesday in the Northeast NOWwhere a winter storm led to school closures and the declaration of a local state of emergency due to snow.

He National Weather Service (NWS, in English) predicts that the storm with strong winds and heavy snow will affect regions from Appalachians to southern New England along with damage to power lines and interruption of traffic.

So is the storm the Weather Channel meteorologists have named Lorrainewill cause flooding along the East Coast before continuing its march to the northeast, the NWS said.

The agency warned that snow is accumulating 15 to 30 centimeters in some areas of southern New England that will cause significant transportation disruptions.

Public schools in Boston (Massachusetts) and New York suspended classes in classrooms and switched to online activities, while hundreds of flights were canceled at the airports of those two cities.

According to the FlightAware platform, more than Due to the impact of Lorraine, 1000 flights were canceled across the country.

The storm has already left snow in its wake across the Midwest, especially in the north Arkansas and southern Missouriwhere a slushy mixture of snow and water makes traffic difficult on streets and highways.

Further south, the storm caused hail Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and West Virginia authorities have issued flood warnings for Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln and Putnam counties.

IN New Jerseysnowfall began shortly before dawn with large flakes and accumulation on top of sleet from the previous hours, according to local media.

The NWS indicated that a weak storm system will cross the Central Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes region this Tuesday and Wednesday, while a new storm system will arrive in the Northwest in a few days with heavy rain and snow in the mountains.