The Northeast was still hunkered down Saturday as a massive blizzard pummeled the region, snarling road and air traffic, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and contributing to at least four deaths.
Snow and heavy winds were still slamming many areas on Saturday morning, and overnight gusts reached hurricane force in some places.
Boston, which bore the brunt of the storm, could see more than 36 inches once the system moves out. Snowfall reached 34 inches in New Haven, Conn., with more expected. More than two feet were reported in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and on Long Island. New York City got about 12 inches in most places.
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Airlines scrubbed more than 5,300 flights through Saturday. Boston's Logan Airport remains closed and New York City's three major airports were also shut down temporarily but could reopen by later Saturday.
At least four people have died, including a man in his seventies who was killed when a driver lost control of her car, striking him, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Three people were also killed in an accident in Canada.
States of emergency were declared in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Maine.
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Massachusetts shut down Boston’s extensive mass transit system on Friday and Gov. Deval Patrick took the unusual step of banning most car travel starting Friday afternoon. Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy closed the state's highways to all but emergency vehicles.
Whether by necessity or choice, many people still took to the roads overnight. Some drivers caught in white-out conditions were forced to sleep inside their cars on the side of the Long Island Expressway. Others abandoned vehicles altogether on roads around the region.
Some commuter trains that run between New York City and Westchester County, Long Island and Connecticut were suspended as the snow piled up. Amtrak suspended railroad service between New York, Boston and other northern destinations.
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New York City subway service was running with some delays Saturday morning.
Power outages hit a number of regions. More than 200,000 lost power in Rhode Island, 160,000 in Massachusetts, and 30,000 in Connecticut, according to local utilities.
For those who were able to stay indoors, the overnight storm ushered in a Saturday morning winter wonderland. Local news in New York and Connecticut show some people heading out to sled in yards.
With News Wire Services
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