:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/D3LAO4CMZ3MBFCCNFQTM2EUBRI.jpg "Canceled flights, 350 homes without power and areas under water due to intense storms in the United States")
The two major storms that hit both US coasts this week are beginning to fade today, although their aftermath will likely be felt for several days. Even this morning they still felt very strong winds, heavy snowfall and rain on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
To the east, towns like Peterboroughand New Hampshire, OH Ashbyin Massachusetts, saw at least three feet of snow pile up today morning. Upstate new York and the area of catskill mountainsthe national weather service said the snow accumulation this morning was more than two meters.
At the other end of the country, in Californiathe last few days there has been such an intense storm that experts have classified it as atmospheric river. Over the past few weeks, 10 atmospheric rivers have passed over California, generating unprecedented flooding and bringing very cold arctic winds.
More than 150,000 homes and businesses in New York and New England were without power this morning, adding to the 200,000 homes that were already without power in Californiamost of them upstate around San Francisco.
“Now that the most intense part of the storm has passed, our workers are increasing their efforts to restore electric service as quickly as possible,” they reported via a message on the social network Twitter from the offices of Pacific Electric and Gas, the California electric utility, although they recognize the effort will take several days.
On Tuesday, 27,000 Californians were under evacuation orders due to the risk of flooding and landslides as heavy rains and winds of over 112 kilometers per hour were felt in northern California. ‘State. Alpine, Orange and Trinity counties yesterday joined the other 40 counties in California under a state of emergency due to weather conditions.
Between so much wind and so much rain, as expected yesterday more than 1,100 flights have been canceled nationwide, mostly in California and the northeast coast. Fewer cancellations are expected today, but many delayed flights.
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