Blizzard of 'Historic Proportions' Marshall Law Declared

Blizzard that could be "of historic proportions"

Blizzard led to major problems for motorists, trains and especially air travel.

The governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, roads closed to all traffic, and threatening up to one year in prison if the ban is not observed.

- The storm will result in extremely difficult conditions, and there will be between 5 and 7 cm of snow per hour at its worst, Patrick said at a news conference earlier in the day.

Some U.S. media reports that there could be as much as three feet of snow.

According NECN.com is the first time since 1978 that the government has introduced a ban on driving on the roads of Massachusetts. The ban applies to all vehicles except emergency vehicles.

- I have declared a state of emergency at 12 today, Patrick said, adding that a crew of 2000 is ready to take that of a power outage.

Also in Rhode Island and Connecticut governors have declared a state of emergency and warn people not to drive.

In Maine got the heavy snowfall blamed for that 19 vehicles were involved in a traffic accident. According to police, three people were slightly injured in the accident.

Asked to evacuate

It was expected that the blizzard would start Friday, U.S. time. It started slowly, but picked up after a short time to become more violent in several places on the East Coast of the U.S..

In Marshfield, outside Boston, the residents who live near the coast asked to evacuate their homes because of the risk of flooding. Because it is expecting high winds, flooding fears security authorities when high tide comes in at 21 o'clock Friday night and at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.

Several schools used as reception so that people get a place to stay, reports CBS Boston. Your can also get along with their pets, they will be.

4200 flight Cancelled 

During Friday is more than 4200 flight cancelled.

Most national airlines set their departures from New York's three airports on Friday. They do not expect to be in the air again before on Sunday, writes The Wall Street Journal . 

- Such weather is not seen often, this is going to be a dangerous winter storm, warns Alan Dunham, a meteorologist at the National værsenteret in Taunton, Massachusetts.

In New York, who has learned that there may be up to 30 centimeters of snow, you have both plows and 250,000 tons of salt ready, said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

He asked people to get home early from work on Friday.

- We are concerned that people can get home safely and that they will not have to leave their car in the middle of the road, he said in a radio interview.

In Rhode Island, the authorities are concerned about the people whose power outage.

- Make sure to have blankets and warm clothing, appeal from the edge.

Friday morning recommended public spokespersons people to stay home, for fear that they would be stuck in traffic or at their jobs. Many schools were closed.

Could be historic

In New England blizzard may prove to be among the 10 largest in history.

Possibly it will also surpass the record set in 2003 in Boston, when it was recorded a snowfall of 70 cm. 

The last big snow in southern New England came over a year ago, and  referred to as the Halloween storm in 2011.