All You Need To Know About Nor'easter Winter Storm Plaguing New York City
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A Nor’easter or Northeaster is a storm that originates from the East Coast of North America.
Heavy snowstorms on Tuesday engulfed the Northeastern region of the United States, causing over a thousand flight cancellations and shutting of schools. Called a Nor'easter, the storm has resulted in extreme weather conditions, wreaking havoc in New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut and other neighbouring regions.
More than 1,220 US flights have been cancelled by the airlines, news agency AFP reported. About 43 per cent of the flights were cancelled at New York's LaGuardia airport and 28 per cent of services were hampered at New Jersey's Newark airport.
Citing aviation tracker Flight Aware, the report stated that almost one in five flights had to be cancelled at New York's main air hub JFK.
What is a Nor'easter?
