Millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, power outages and cancelled holiday gatherings from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope.
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and cancelled holiday gatherings from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope, exposing about 60 per cent of the US population to some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.
The huge storm stretched from border to border. In Canada, WestJet cancelled all flights Friday at Toronto Pearson International Airport, beginning at 9 am as meteorologists in the country warned of a potential once-in-a-decade weather event.Credit:The storm was expected to affect about two-thirds of all Canadians as it moves across Canada’s two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, toward Atlantic Canada, said Environment Canada meteorologist Steve Flisfeder in Toronto.
“This is a lot of extra people” but it wasn’t an option to turn anyone away, said Faith Fowler, the executive director of Cass Community Social Services, which runs both facilities. DoorDash and Uber Eats suspended delivery service in some states, and bus service was disrupted in places like Seattle. Fearing that some are running out of food, the tribe was hoping to get a helicopter on Saturday to check on the stranded.
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