Abeg, make we yarn about the serious wahala wey dey happen for US East Coast as dem prepare for one serious snowstorm. Na so Mayor Zohran Mamdani shout say make all drivers park stories, as dem close roads, schools and everywhere wey no be emergency. Na real gbege we dey see so!
This storm wan carry up to two feet of snow! E don start already with light snow and freezing fog for New York as early as 30F (-1C) in the morning. Na wetin National Weather Service (NWS) talk o! Dem dey warn say blizzard conditions go soon land heavily from Maryland to New England, and dem don call am extremely treacherous for travel.
Imagine, snow dey fall like say na competition! Dem don predict that at the peak, snow fit dey land like 2 up to 3 inches per hour. Omo, 54 million people for this area dey prepare for the storm wey dey come land. Na so bad that even Wall Street skyscrapers barely dey show from Brooklyn!
Power fit waka come off because of the heavy snow and wind wey dey blow like hurricane; just for New Jersey alone, roughly 80,000 people don dey without light already. Flight sef don scatter, as over 5,000 flights don cancel because of this storm! E be like say the weather na boss for this matter.
Mayor Mamdani don declare say from last night 9pm, make everywhere dey shut down until noon today. Him talk say na state of emergency wey dem never see for a decade. E don tell all New Yorkers say make dem no drive without good reason. E only go apply to essential workers and those wey get matter wey dey urgent.
But no be everybody dey happy o! Some of dem wey dey work still dey run go job even as dem announce the travel ban. One guy, Brandon Smith wey dey Brooklyn, com complain say how e go take waka go work when road dey house arrest. E say this one na serious gbege, because job no dey sleep!
Tourists dey enjoy the snow, though! Macarena Gonzalez wey come from Chile dey shout say she dey happy as she dey experience snow for the first time. She no expect am to reach this level at all, she dey snap wey she dey stroll for Times Square.
The vibes dey hot as NWS dey warn say heavy snow, strong wind, and low visibility fit turn travel to wahala. Gusts fit reach 60 miles per hour, make we just dey pray e no go cause plenty wahala.
Meanwhile, Governor Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey don declare state of emergency since Sunday midday. Cuz e believe say dem go need plenty money to respond to this storm. Mayor Michelle Wu for Boston sef don shut down all schools and public buildings, say make people plan well and make dem dey safe.
NWS talk say coastal flooding dey possible from Delaware to Cape Cod, wey fit turn roads into mini rivers. Another wahala on top wahala as this storm don come just few weeks after another one wey don cause over 100 deaths. Dem dey tell everybody say the worst still dey come! Governor Kathy Hochul don advise say anything wey you need, make you run come buy am now; supermarket no fit wait for storm if you wan eat!
So as this snowstorm dey hit East Coast, we fit just carry our popcorn sit down and watch the show. Make we stay tuned, my people!
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