USA Snow Storms 2015 Latest News: New York Calls For Blood Donations After Snow Storm Cancels Drives

The New York Blood Center has issued an urgent call for blood donations after blood drives have been cancelled due to a massive winter storm, NY1 News reported.

The blood center experienced the largest single-day loss of donations since Hurricane Sandy after blizzard forecasts forced blood drives to be halted.

It called for donors to show up after about 3,000 donations were lost. Some 200 hospitals in the region benefit from the donations collected and distributed by the blood center.

"It's our job to keep them supplied and the numbers are big, but it's all about individual people," said Jim Fox of New York Blood Center, as quoted by NY1 News.

The blood center did its job of stocking up its hospitals on Monday, but now it has to catch up on supply. Every day, more than 2,000 units are needed to make sure there is enough supply for trauma cases, transfusions and surgeries.

Fox said donating is easy and only takes about an hour. "It's a really selfless act. It's the easiest volunteering you can do," said Fox.

Rosemarie Bruno, who donated blood for others previously, gave blood on Wednesday for her own hip replacement surgery. "I think it's a wonderful thing to be able to do," she said.

Donors should be in good health, weight at least 110 pounds, and be between 17 and 75 years old.

Those who are 16 years of age can also donate blood but only with their parents' consent. People aged 76 and older can give blood with approval of a doctor.

NY1 News urged people to call 1-800-933-2566 for information on donating blood.

Meanwhile, forecasters have warned that more snow might come as residents of New England struggled to get back to normal, CNN reported.

However, it will be nothing compared to what has already fallen this week. Worcester, Massachusetts, received a record 34.5 inches of snow from Monday through Wednesday.

The blizzard brought with it heavy snow and wind greater than 35 mph for as long as 14 hours in New England.

People in Connecticut to Massachusetts to New Hampshire have been digging through over 30 inches of fresh snow on sidewalks and driveways.

Some homeowners had to call their insurance agents, like residents of 11 homes in Marshfield, Massachusetts, after a seawall breach caused significant damage.