The east coast of the USA is preparing for the arrival of one of the most сильных снежных бурь за всю историю 
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PHOTO: NOAA US East Coast prepares to come to one of the most powerful snowstorms in history. In New York and neighboring cities cancel flights and stock up on groceries. Authorities urge residents to stay home. According to weather forecasts, the storm will hit the Atlantic coast on Friday around 06:00 a.m. local time. First in New York and the surrounding area will be held downpour, and then because of the cold snap, heavy snow will begin, and that’s all this will be accompanied by gusts of wind up to 35 m / second. At one o’clock up to 7 cm of precipitation will fall; Connecticut coastal areas and Long Island is also in danger of flooding. Approaching storm called the strongest in the last 35 years; moreover, she can enter the top ten in the history of meteorological observations. Main natural disaster will fall on Boston, where it is expected up to half a meter of precipitation. About 600 snow blowers will be thrown there to fight with snow; another 1800 machines will be cleaned from New York snow. Airlines have already canceled over one and a half thousand Friday and Saturday flights. Residents hastily stocking up on groceries. Very popular also shovels, de-icers and sledges. In a number of eastern states canceled classes at schools and urged motorists to change on public transportation. Power engineers warned of possible power outages by asking residents to stay away from damaged power lines. Recall only three months ago the US east coast has been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. The element claimed more than one hundred lives, the amount of material damage exceeded $ 50 billion.
Vladimir AZIN
Snow USA
