This is the terrifying moment a speeding motorist crashed into a snowplow on a snow-covered rural road in New York, showing why officials are pleading with Northeast residents to stay home until deadly Storm Indigo passes.
The video, recorded on the team’s dashcam, shows a black sedan attempting to pass a truck on the opposite side of the road, as it tries to get out of the way, swerves and slams its side into the team.
No one was injured in the crash, which occurred Thursday in the state’s North Country region near the Canadian border, according to the New York Department of Transportation.
Winter Storm Indigo will move into the area on Friday, while also lashing the Midwest and Mid-South with snow, freezing rain and frigid temperatures. The National Weather Service has issued warnings and advised people to postpone their travel plans until the storm passes.
Speak with the New York Post, Fox meteorologist Nikki Nolan said the Big Apple could be hit with as much as two inches of snow, just days after the city broke its infamous 700-day snow drought.
This map shows the areas preparing to be hit by Storm Indigo this weekend
A person walks his dog through New York’s Central Park this week as the city prepares for another round of snow this week
Snow accumulations outside the U.S. Capitol, the nation’s capital, are in the crosshairs of Storm Indigo this weekend
A snow plow clears the streets of heavy snow on January 18, 2024 in Lackawanna, New York
: Vehicles attempt to navigate the snow-covered streets of Buffalo, New York on Thursday
A person crosses South Pine Street in downtown Florence, Alabama, on Thursday as Storm Indigo continues to rock the US
Snow was reported in Ohio and parts of Tennessee on Thursday. Flakes were expected Friday morning in southern New England, New York and Washington DC, where two inches are expected.
The weather system previously forced federal offices in the capital to close due to weather conditions for the first time in two years.
Despite the relatively light snowfall, travel is still expected to be dangerous.
Philadelphia will be hit with five to six inches of snow, the city reports CBS affiliate. As of Friday morning at 7 a.m., the City of Brotherly Love will be under a emergency warning for snow which limits travel and parking.
City schools are also closed, as are the courts and libraries. Similar warnings are in effect in New Jersey, with all government offices closed.
Maryland reported similar snow levels expected to impact morning commutes Friday afternoon, temperatures across the state will reach the teens before reaching the single digits over the weekend.
Warming will begin early next week and temperatures are expected to reach the 50s by mid-week.
Storm Indigo tore through the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, with ice accumulations half an inch thick in Oregon and Washington states.
In Oregon, more than 80,000 homes and businesses lost power due to the storm.
On Thursday, the storm dropped temperatures in Minnesota to -22.
Patrick Sahr is out just after dawn shoveling snow from his car and driveway after at least 18 inches of new snow fell overnight — on top of the 10 feet that arrived last weekend in Buffalo, New York, on Jan. 17, 2024.
At least 40 people have lost their lives since this weather system began on January 12, with deaths reported in Oregon, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Tennessee and New York.
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring an infant.
The three dead – two adults and a teenager – were found dead upon the arrival of firefighters and the baby was taken to a hospital.
It is believed the victims were electrocuted after getting out of the vehicle, the statement said. The power company later turned off the line, the statement added, without specifying which company.
The NWS warned that freezing rain could return to parts of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington tonight through Friday morning, with the best chances being in the western Columbia River Gorge and the eastern Portland and Vancouver Metro Area.