Historic blizzard to slam Northeast as New York City sees blizzard warning for first time in nearly a decade

Powerful nor'easter to slam cities on I-95 corridor

For the archetypal clip successful astir a decade, blizzard warnings person been issued for New York City arsenic a historical tempest targets the Northeast. Whiteout conditions are expected for the I-95 corridor Sunday and Monday, with the Big Apple, Boston and Philadelphia expected to spot 12-18 inches of snow. Moderate to large coastal flooding is expected on the New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Delaware coasts. Stick with FOX Weather for each the latest developments:

NEW YORK – A Blizzard Warning has been issued for New York City starting connected Sunday arsenic a monster nor'easter is acceptable to dump much than a ft of snow connected the largest metropolis successful the U.S. 

Snow is expected to commencement connected Sunday day and the forecasts person accrued yet again, present making the brewing tempest 1 of the biggest snowstorm threats successful years for large Northeast cities similar Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. 

A Blizzard Warning goes into effect from 6 a.m. Sunday done 6 p.m. connected Monday for New York City, Long Island and the New Jersey enactment for a precise high-impact event. 

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It's the archetypal Blizzard Warning for New York City successful astir a decade, since 2017. 

The Big Apple is forecast to get betwixt 12-18 inches of snowfall from Sunday into Monday. 

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Blizzard conditions are characterized by snow, wind gusts of 35 mph oregon higher and visibility of little than 1/4 mile for 3 consecutive hours. 

Wind gusts of 50 mph are forecast for New York City during this event. 

The snowfall and upwind operation volition marque for highly unsafe travel conditions. 

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New York City Emergency Management Agency advised residents to bounds travel, formal warmly if you request to permission and enactment wrong arsenic overmuch arsenic possible. 

Power outages are imaginable successful Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island and New Jersey. 

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New York City and areas westward volition spot an extremity to the snowfall during the time connected Monday. 

Snow volition proceed to interaction Long Island up done Maine done Monday night. 

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By Tuesday morning, snowfall volition beryllium implicit for everyone successful the Northeast, according to the FOX Forecast Center.