Nor’easter slams the Northeast
Dangerous winter weather is impacting much of the East, with winter alerts from the Carolinas to New England, while the coldest weather in over a decade impacts south Florida, where wind chill alerts include Miami.
Blizzard warnings, the most severe of winter warnings, cover over 11 million people, including Atlantic City, N.J; Providence, R.I.; Boston, Mass.; Cape Cod, Mass.; and Portland, Maine.
Over a foot of snow has fallen in parts of New Jersey and heavy snow is working its way up the coast.
The storm will peak later this morning through the afternoon hours, with snowfall rates of 2-4 inches per hour in some areas, with the snow ending in all areas by tomorrow morning.
As the storm continues to intensify, winds will increase, with hurricane-force wind gusts possible along the coast and widespread power outages.
A 1- to 3-foot storm surge is expected along the coast, which will bring coastal flooding, especially at high tides.
Timeline:
Washington, DC:
Winds will continue to be strong this morning with gusts of up to 40 mph
Philadelphia, Penn.:
Around 6 inches of snow has fallen already with an additional 2-3 inches possible; snow ends early afternoon
Wind gusts up to 35 mph
Storm has peaked and conditions will improve this afternoon
New York, N.Y.:
Snow continues into the early afternoon
4-6 inches of snow has fallen already, with snow continuing this morning with snow totals of 8-12 inches expected
Wind gusts up to 40 mph
Peak: ongoing through early afternoon
Boston, Mass.:
Blizzard conditions: 24-30 inches of snowfall
Snowfall of 2-4 inches per hour possible
Wind gusts up to 65 mph
Peak: Now through 10 p.m. ET tonight
Portland, Maine:
Blizzard conditions: 12-18 inches of snowfall
Wind gusts up to 50 mph
Peak: Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Arctic plunge in the South:
Bitter cold Arctic air has also plunged well into the South and Florida and could bring the coldest temperatures in over a decade to Miami tomorrow morning.
Wind chill advisories cover most of Florida, including Miami and even Key Largo.
Wind chills will drop into the teens in the northern part of the state to near freezing in Miami.
Freeze warnings are in effect for around 9 million people in Florida, including Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Melbourne.
