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Major Nor’easter blankets the Northeast with heavy snow (Includes first-hand account)

As of early Monday airlines have cancelled over 6,000 flights, most schools and non-essential government offices are closed, as a major, crippling winter storm moves up the East Coast and is expected to dump in excess of two feet of snow in New York City, Boston and coastal New England Monday evening into Tuesday.

National Weather Service map forecasting heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions for most of the Nor...

National Weather Service map forecasting heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions for most of the Northeast into Wednesday.
National Weather Service

A low pressure center has formed just off the North Carolina coast and is expected to rapidly intensify as it moves quickly up the coast according to the National Weather Service. Winds gusting to near hurricane-force strength together with zero visibility in heavy snow, along with 1 to 3 feet of snow are expected to create blizzard-like and complete whiteout conditions along most of the New England coast before the powerful Nor’easter moves out to sea early Wednesday, the NWS warned in a statement Monday.

Also, due to some areas that are forecasted to receive as much as several feet of snow and high winds, snow drifts as much as 6 feet high can be expected.

Millions of people are expected to be affected by the storm, either directly or by travel delays. A hurricane wind warning has been issued for an area just north of New York City to southern Maine for potential wind gusts of 80 mph. Also, major flooding is expected from the storm surge which is expected to be in excess of 12 feet in Hampton, New Hampshire and Portland, Me.

New York City and other areas where the storm is expected to have a major impact have issued stern warnings that except for emergencies, motorists are to stay off the road. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday afternoon that the city is under a state of emergency and starting at 11 p.m. all of the city’s streets and parks will be closed indefinitely.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a similar ban on non-essential travel starting at midnight. “The most important message for everybody is to get ready and hunker down and to try and stay put to the fullest extent possible unless you are involved in some sort of an emergency activity on Tuesday,” Baker said announcing the travel ban.

The Governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut have also issued bans on non-essential travel.

Late Monday, heavy snow and strong winds had already started to impact New York City and coastal New Jersey, which is expected to receive between 1-2 feet of snow by Tuesday night. While most non-emergency government offices will be closed Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange said Monday they will be open for business Tuesday.

Utility crews up and down the East Coast are preparing to repair downed power lines that are expected to leave thousands of people without power. As of 7:45 p.m. Monday, Con Edison of New York reported 340 power outages in the New York City and northern New Jersey area.

According to the NWS the greatest impact of the Nor’easter will be from Monday night through Tuesday as the storm intensifies, before it moves north towards Nova Scotia early Wednesday.

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