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Key Points:
- A powerful nor’easter bomb cyclone dumped heavy snow across the Northeastern U.S., with Warwick, Rhode Island recording over 3 feet, and multiple locations in New York, Massachusetts, and other states exceeding 2 feet of snow.
- The storm caused widespread disruptions including power outages affecting tens of thousands of homes, travel bans, school closures, suspended public transit services, and thousands of flight cancellations primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Boston.
- Officials urged residents to avoid travel due to dangerous road conditions, while emergency crews worked around the clock to clear roads and restore power amid hurricane-force winds, especially in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
- Community efforts were visible as residents in areas like Brooklyn helped shovel snow for neighbors despite shortages of supplies like salt
