Historic blizzard causes 2 deaths, nearly 700k power outages, flight cancellations across Northeast

A historic blizzard has caused two deaths, nearly 700,000 power outages, and more than 10,000 flight cancellations across the Northeast.

Near Sunderland, Md., on Sunday afternoon, two people were killed after a tree fell on their car as the nor'easter began to slam the region, FOX Weather reported. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office said Monday that a third person was trapped inside the car and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Also on Monday, "Maryland State Police received more than 1,190 calls for service and responded to 343 crashes during the course of this snowstorm," the department posted on X. "Nearly 30% of the calls for service originated from the Eastern Shore with a total of 334 calls for service."

Power outages have affected nearly 675,000 customers across the Northeast. Delaware declared a State of Emergency with over 100 roads blocked by debris. Hurricane-force wind gusts of 50 to 75 mph combined with heavy, wet snow hit areas that suffered power outages.

There have been more than 10,700 flight cancellations, and flight disruptions across the U.S. exceed 22,000 for the three-day period ending Tuesday.

The snow at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Providence reached 32.8 inches, officially breaking the record for the greatest single snowstorm in the capital's history, which was the Blizzard of 1978 with 28.6 inches.

The historic accumulation occurred as the storm's peak intensity centered directly over Kent and Providence counties. The snowfall sometimes exceeded 3 inches per hour and has left Rhode Island's primary travel hub completely paralyzed.

Central Park in New York City saw snow accumulation at 19.7 inches, along with wind gusts of up to 55 mph, making it the ninth-biggest snowstorm ever measured in the park.

Multiple cities and counties across the Northeast have implemented, extended, and/or lifted travel bans put in place due to the blizzard conditions.