Avis aux professionnels du tourisme saint-martinois : c’est le moment de faire rentrer du “New Yorkais”

Bill de Blasio, maire de New York, s’est fendu d’une petite vidéo pour prévenir ses administrés que la ville allait connaître l’une des pires tempêtes de neige de son histoire.

Rafale de vent à plus de 100 km/h, chute de neige attendue jusqu’à 1 m… L’aire urbaine du Grand New York concentre plus de 22 millions d’habitants, ce qui représente 40 % de la population de l’État de New York ce qui vous donne la portée du sinistre potentiel.

Bill de Blasio a invité l’ensemble de la population à faire des provisions et à rentrer chez soi. Tout ce que l’état compte de services de secours et de moyens pour faire face à cette tempête est mobilisé.

Pendant ce temps, ici à Saint-Martin et sans doute plus qu’ailleurs, le soleil brille.

Issued by The National Weather Service

New York City, NY
Mon, Jan 26, 3:29 am EST
... BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING IMMEDIATE SUBURBS... LONG ISLAND... AND MOST OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* HAZARD TYPES... HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 18 TO 24 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS... NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH... .STRONGEST ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND.
* VISIBILITIES... ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES... IN THE LOWER 20S.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING... WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SUNSET. SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY MONDAY EVENING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS... LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS... WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
ALL UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON... TO ALLOW PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE ROAD TO SAFELY REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS BEFORE THE HEAVY SNOW BEGINS... AND TO ALLOW SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR ROADS.
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