Other impacts from the storm kept accumulating Saturday. Power outage reports swelled up to some 1.7 million during the day and thousands of flights were canceled amid a busy holiday travel season.
“Severe weather across the country led to more than 20% of flights being canceled (Friday). Impacts continue today but FAA expects that the most extreme disruptions are behind us as airline and airport operations gradually recover,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wrote on Twitter Saturday.
Buttigieg also noted that “many Amtrak services have been canceled or delayed as well.” He cautioned those traveling by car this weekend to observe local warnings and weather hazards.
“No matter how many emergency vehicles we have, they cannot get through the conditions as we speak,” Hochul said.