Historic nor’easter to slam I-95 corridor with feet of snow, blizzard conditions, and life-threatening travel

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A historic nor’easter blizzard is bearing down connected the I-95 corridor and could go 1 of the astir important snowfall events successful years. 

Nearly 7,000 flights person already been canceled done Tuesday arsenic this large wintertime tempest is forecast to unleash dense snowfall and wide blizzard conditions from Delaware to Massachusetts, impacting millions of people.

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States of Emergency person been issued for New York and New Jersey and could grow with the spot of the storm.

Winter upwind Alerts done Monday
(FOX Weather)

Blizzard Warnings are successful effect for 30 cardinal radical from Maryland to Massachusetts, including successful New York City, New Haven, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island and Boston.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, this is the archetypal Blizzard Warning successful New York City since March 2017, and since January 2022 for Boston and Providence, highlighting the spot of this storm.

FILE: Blizzard conditions successful Gloucester

(FOX Weather)

The Blizzard of 2026 is rapidly intensifying arsenic a low-pressure strategy moves disconnected the North Carolina seashore Sunday. Forecasts amusement the tempest dropping astir 40 millibars successful conscionable 24 hours — astir treble the threshold for bombogenesis — signaling that explosive strengthening is likely.

This rapidly deepening tempest is expected to unleash near-zero visibility crossed the heavy populated I-95 corridor, posing a superior menace to question and safety.

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Snow outlook done Monday
(FOX Weather)

Snowfall totals of 1 to much than 2 feet are expected on overmuch of the corridor, with aggravated snowfall rates and beardown winds apt to make dangerous, perchance life-threatening question conditions and scattered powerfulness outages. 

In respective large cities, this tempest could fertile among the apical 10 — and perchance adjacent the apical 5 — snowstorms connected record.

Power outage outlook done Tuesday
(FOX Weather)

Coastal flooding is different interest for coastal areas from Delaware to Maine, with Coastal Flood Warnings successful effect Sunday nighttime and lasting until Tuesday.

Significant formation erosion is apt with up to 3 feet of coastal flooding possible.  

Around mid-morning, the tempest volition beryllium afloat disconnected the seashore and volition statesman the process of bombing out. At this time, those crossed cardinal Pennsylvania down into bluish Virginia, volition announcement the snowfall picking up. 

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New York should beryllium each snowfall by 1 p.m., Philadelphia by 3p.m. and Washington DC, Baltimore by 5p.m. 

As the prima sets, conditions volition rapidly spell downhill arsenic the tempest explosively intensifies disconnected the coast. 

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    ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: A wide presumption of snowfall filling the stands astatine Highmark Stadium earlier the crippled betwixt the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills connected January 15, 2024 successful Orchard Park, New York. (Timothy T Ludwig)

Extremely dense snowfall volition make during the overnight hours. Snow rates of 1 inch per hr are expected, with adjacent 2 inches per hr apt arsenic well. 

Some spots could adjacent spot rates highest astatine an unthinkable 3–4 inches per hour. 

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At this point, question volition beryllium unsafe to adjacent impossible. 

Peak upwind gust forecast done Monday
(FOX Weather)

High winds volition nutrient gusts up to 60 mph from the Jersey Shore implicit toward Long Island overnight, with Philadelphia and New York seeing gusts implicit 40 mph during this time. 

As the prima rises connected Monday, the blizzard volition beryllium successful afloat force. 

Heavy snowfall volition beryllium breaking retired crossed Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, accumulating betwixt 1–3 inches each hour. 

With winds continuing to strengthen, perchance topping 70 mph connected the eastbound extremity of Long Island and up into southeast New England, powerfulness outages, perchance widespread, volition beryllium precise apt arsenic the upwind continues to stroke each portion dense snowfall piles onto the branches of trees. 

Snowfall of 1–2 feet is expected from Philadelphia to Boston, with the FOX Forecast Center calling for New Jersey and eastbound Massachusetts to apt beryllium the "jackpot" of this large storm.

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These areas could spot bands of aggravated snow, and respective cities whitethorn acquisition 1 of their apical 10, oregon adjacent apical 5, snowstorms connected record.

Stick with FOX Weather for the latest updates arsenic this tempest continues to develop.

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