The Big Apple was hit with an intense burst of heavy snowfall which saw the city covered by a cloud of snow as an Arctic blast moves to the Northeast.
New York City was swept away by a snow squall—a quick burst of intense heavy snowfall—on Wednesday, just days ahead of the official start of winter.
"The NWS issues snow squall warnings for snow squalls where the highest threat of rapidly changing visibilities are the most likely to occur," the"On snow squall days, unrestricted visibilities can turn into whiteout conditions in a matter of seconds," the NWS explains. At least one person was flown to a hospital by a rescue crew, while 37 people were admitted to Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, with at least three transferred to other facilities.
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