Overview
- Airlines are still recovering across the Northeast and Midwest after a fourth day of turmoil, with more than 4,000 flights canceled and over 35,000 delayed since Friday, according to FlightAware.
- PowerOutage.us reported over 127,000 customers without electricity on Tuesday, with Michigan accounting for more than a third of the outages.
- New York extended a state of emergency, maintained targeted road closures and truck restrictions in western and central counties, and urged residents to avoid nonessential travel.
- The National Weather Service forecasts intense bands off Lakes Erie and Ontario to add 1 to 3 feet of snow with localized totals above 3 feet as an Alberta clipper reinforces Arctic air.
- The storm complex also spawned tornadoes in Illinois and triggered large pileups in Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota, while the West contends with heavy rain and landslide risk through the New Year.