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A historical blizzard is charging on the I-95 corridor, threatening to dump much than 20 inches of snowfall connected 3 large cities arsenic the nor’easter is expected to bomb retired disconnected the East Coast.
LIVE UPDATES: NYC, BOSTON, PHILLY BRACE FOR HISTORIC BLIZZARD 'BOMB,' 2+ FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED
New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia are straight successful the storm’s bull’s-eye, bracing for crippling snowfall, near-whiteout conditions, life-threatening question and apt wide powerfulness outages.
All 3 of these cities are not lone nether Blizzard Warnings, but the Winter Storm Severity Index has besides placed them successful the Extreme interaction category.
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Both New York City and Philadelphia haven’t been nether a Blizzard Warning successful astir a decennary and Boston since Jan. 29, 2022, conscionable highlighting the strength of the storm's impacts.
The past clip New York City saw snowfall to this measurement was successful January 2016, with a whopping 27.3 inches, and Philadelphia saw 22.4 inches.
On the different hand, Boston had conscionable recovered from astir 2 feet of snowfall successful January erstwhile a massive cross-country tempest tore done the area.
The FOX Forecast Center said that this could beryllium 1 of the apical 10 biggest storms for cities on the I-95 corridor and has the imaginable to unopen down these large cities, with winds perchance reaching 70 mph successful Boston and up to 50 mph and 60 mph successful Philadelphia and New York, respectively.
Blizzard Warning for NYC arsenic astir 2 feet of snowfall could slam the city
FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier is unrecorded from Times Square, wherever rainfall is going to rapidly springiness mode to snowfall this afternoon—and by tonight, afloat blizzard conditions are expected. New York is nether a State of Emergency arsenic this marks the archetypal blizzard successful astir a decennary barreling in, threatening up to 2 feet of snow.
As the prima sets, highly dense snowfall is expected, falling astatine 1–2 inches per hour, with immoderate spots successful Philadelphia and New York seeing 3–4 inches per hour.
(FOX Weather)
Boston could spot 1–3 inches per hr by Monday morning, with full snowfall for these cities forecast betwixt 18 and 24 inches.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined FOX Weather this greeting stating, "Staying location means you are staying safe," arsenic the metropolis is nether a State of Emergency, with NYC Emergency Management issuing a Hazardous Travel Advisory for Sunday and Monday.
All New York City nationalist schools are canceled for Monday, including distant learning. The metropolis has besides announced a question prohibition starting Sunday nighttime astatine 9 p.m.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is informing radical to instrumentality this tempest earnestly and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is urging everyone to enactment disconnected the roads.
Historic nor'easter targets Boston with 2 feet of snowfall possible
A historical nor’easter is barreling crossed the I-95 corridor, bringing crippling wintertime conditions. FOX Weather Meteorologist Melanie Black is reporting unrecorded from Boston, wherever 2 feet of snowfall is expected to fall. Stay tuned to FOX Weather for the latest updates connected this paralyzing storm.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has put a snowfall exigency and parking prohibition connected the metropolis starting astatine 2 p.m. connected Sunday and erstwhile the snowfall exigency goes into effect, vehicles parked connected large roads and main arteries volition beryllium towed, besides urging everyone to enactment disconnected the roads, support lukewarm and enactment safe.
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BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 29: People support themselves from blowing upwind and snowfall during white-out conditions arsenic a wintertime tempest bears down connected January 29, 2022 successful Boston, Massachusetts. A almighty nor’easter brought blinding blizzard conditions with precocious winds, causing wide powerfulness outages to overmuch of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast. The tempest is predicted to driblet implicit 2 feet of snowfall successful immoderate areas. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) ( )
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FILE - People support themselves from blowing upwind and snowfall during white-out conditions arsenic a wintertime tempest bears down connected January 29, 2022, successful Boston, Massachusetts. A almighty nor’easter brought blinding blizzard conditions with precocious winds, causing wide powerfulness outages to overmuch of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast. The tempest is predicted to driblet implicit 2 feet of snowfall successful immoderate areas. (Scott Eisen)
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A snowplow works to support up with a wintertime tempest arsenic it bears down connected January 29, 2022, successful Boston, Massachusetts. A almighty nor’easter brought blinding blizzard conditions with precocious winds causing wide powerfulness outages to overmuch of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast. The tempest is predicted to driblet implicit 2 feet of snowfall successful immoderate areas. (Scott Eisen)
All Boston nationalist schools person been canceled for Monday up of the tempest threat.
The tempest is expected to highest overnight into Monday and, when it's each said and done, aggregate cities could beryllium looking astatine a apical 10 oregon apical 5 snowstorm.
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