A powerful nor’easter is expected to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and strong winds to the Northeast, affecting millions of people. The storm is forecast to rapidly intensify into a bomb cyclone off the Eastern Seaboard, bringing significant impacts to the region.
A high-impact nor’easter is expected to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and strong winds to the Northeast, affecting millions of people. The storm is forecast to rapidly intensify into a bomb cyclone off the Eastern Seaboard, bringing significant impacts to the region. According to CNN, the storm will bring a foot or more of snow to areas near and east of Interstate 95, from Philadelphia to New York City and Boston.
The Latest
- Blizzard Warnings Issued: Millions of people are now under blizzard warnings, which extend from the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey through New York City and into parts of coastal southern New England.
- Big Snow Totals: A foot or more of snow could pile up from near or east of Philadelphia to New York City and Boston. Several inches of snow will also fall farther south in the Mid-Atlantic, including in Baltimore.
- Major Travel Disruptions Expected: Snow arrives in the Northeast during the day on Sunday, but the worst conditions will be Sunday night into Monday. Travel will be dangerous or impossible, including for the Monday commutes. Major disruptions are likely at major airports in New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston.
- Power Outages Possible: Tree branches could be snapped and scattered power outages are possible because of heavy, wet snow and the force of strong winds gusting over 40 mph.
What to Expect
Major to locally extreme impacts are expected from parts of the DelMarVa Peninsula into eastern Pennsylvania, much of New Jersey, the New York Tri-state area, and southern New England, according to the Winter Storm Severity Index from NOAA. This means travel will be dangerous or impossible and widespread closures are expected.
There are still some subtle differences in the forecast track of the storm that could make snow totals higher or lower in places, but the storm will pack a punch regardless. The most snow — potentially a foot or more — is most likely to fall near and east or southeast of Interstate 95 from around Philadelphia to New York City and Boston.
Timing the Storm’s Worst
It all gets started during the day on Sunday when rain and snow develop from parts of New York into the Mid-Atlantic. Rain will change over to snow as colder air arrives.
Conditions will go downhill dramatically Sunday evening into the overnight hours as the storm intensifies quickly off the coast. Strong winds and snow falling at rates of an inch or more per hour at times will expand north from the Mid-Atlantic to southern New England.
The storm’s worst will still be hammering areas from Philadelphia to New York City and southern New England by sunrise Monday morning. Travel will be dangerous or impossible in these areas, with blizzard conditions expected along the coast.
Snow and strong winds will ease up from south to north through the afternoon. By Monday evening, the storm will largely be wrapping up, but parts of New England will still be seeing the last of its impacts.
For the latest updates on the storm, visit CNN’s weather page.
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