This weather event had a significant impact on various regions, including the American Midwest, encompassing states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; the Northeast, with New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as the Rocky Mountains, including Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
On the Canadian side, the most affected areas included Ontario, with cities like Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton; Quebec, where Montreal and Quebec City were heavily impacted by the storms; and the Atlantic provinces, with Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Labrador under siege from the snow. The key features of these storms included heavy snowfall, which in certain locations exceeded one meter of accumulation, setting new records.
The strong winds, which reached 100 km/h, generated true blizzards, drastically reducing visibility.
The temperatures also plummeted to extreme levels, reaching lows of -20°C. The impact of these adverse weather conditions manifested in various ways, causing not only transportation disruptions, with the cancellation of thousands of flights and the closure of major roadways, but also power outages that affected millions of people, left without electricity due to the weight of the snow on power lines.
Additionally, damage to private and public properties caused by the force of the wind and the weight of the snow required urgent interventions to ensure the safety of citizens.
People’s daily lives were also disrupted, with schools and businesses forced to remain closed.
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