Live Updates: Major Winter Storm Takes Aim at the East Coast
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A powerful nor’easter is expected to bring near-blizzard conditions and 13 to 18+ inches of snow to New York City and Long Island, prompting the first blizzard warning for NYC since 2017.
- The storm will feature heavy snow with rates up to 3 inches per hour, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and coastal flooding risks, affecting NYC, Long Island, southern Connecticut, northeast New Jersey, and parts of the Hudson Valley.
- Historically, NYC's largest snowstorms include the 2016 blizzard with 27.5 inches, the 2006 Blizzard of ’06 with 26.9 inches, and the Great Blizzard of 1888 with 21 inches, which caused significant fatalities
