National Guard activated in New York and Massachusetts and 70k-plus without power as blizzard slams Northeast

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NYC and surrounding areas are in the throes of a historic ‘snow hurricane’ blizzard that has left two dead and more than 500,000 people without power on the East Coast.

The fierce winter storm led to two fatalities and left another person critically injured in Maryland on Sunday. Authorities in Calvert County reported that around 4:44 p.m. ET, a vehicle was hit by a tree that toppled in the severe weather.

The governors of New York and Massachusetts have deployed their National Guard as a massive winter storm slammed the area.

Because temperatures were around freezing, conditions allowed snowflakes to partially melt and pack together, creating wet, dense ‘heart attack’ snow. The ‘heart attack snow’ could be twice as heavy and more difficult to shovel.

The Nor’easter, which is expected to bring blizzard conditions and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast into Monday, has already left more than 100,000 people without power.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy have even deployed their state’s National Guard to be ready to respond to storm damage as they urged residents to stay off the streets.

‘Every car that gets stranded, runs down, slips, crashes – you are creating a burden for our first responders who may need to be deployed elsewhere,’ Healy said on Sunday.

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