A major winter storm hits the Northeast, with blizzard warnings in effect
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Key Points:
- A severe winter storm is impacting the East Coast through Monday, bringing heavy snow, high winds, blizzard conditions, and coastal flooding across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with snowfall expected to reach 18 inches to 2 feet from New Jersey to Massachusetts.
- Winds with gusts between 40 to 70 mph may cause power outages and coastal erosion from Delaware to Cape Cod, prompting blizzard warnings in multiple states including Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.
- Several states, including Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, have declared states of emergency, and travel bans are in effect in New York City with significant disruptions at major airports and Amtrak services.
- NYC public
