On Saturday, a powerful winter storm hit the east coast of the U.S. The weekend nor’easter made its way to the coast and resulted in heavy snow. Although warnings and alerts were already sent on Friday, people are advised to remain indoors up to Sunday, as the storm could worsen.

As of Saturday morning, Massachusetts homes and businesses lost power in tens of thousands and the numbers are increasing. No other region in the east coast has faced wide power outages, since.

Although warnings have been given, many Americans took the blizzard in stride and some also joked about the snow piling up and ask for volunteers to shovel it. It is advised that non essential travel should not be undertaken.

Certain areas that are facing the storm in ten states include the following:

Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland.

Coastal areas are expected to bear the brunt of the storm. It is estimated that it would blow into several provinces of Canada, by Sunday morning. Warnings have been issued in the provinces.

According to FlightAware, most flights in and out of airports in New York, Boston and Philadelphia have been canceled and about 4,500 have been canceled throughout the U.S.

Amtrak has also canceled high speed Acela trains between Boston and Washington. Other train services have also been canceled or limited, in the region.

Most people are staying indoors as they have been asked to by the government. Businesses have closed early or opened late, depending on the local situation. Officials have asked for vehicular travel to be limited for roads to be cleared quickly.

Although the storm has created havoc, there are two points that are favorable for an early back to normal winter weather situation: the first is that it is a dry snow storm and the second is that it has come during the weekend when schools are closed and commuting is less.

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