WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN — A rapidly intensifying coastal low has evolved into a classic bomb cyclone, deepening to around 973 mb just offshore of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and forecasters say its structure follows the powerful Shapiro-Keyser cyclone model — a setup often associated with strengthening winds and heavy snow. Latest model data shows the…
NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — Snow is steadily piling up across parts of the Northeast, and early reports show Central Long Island topping the charts so far with 8 inches, while additional accumulation is expected as the system continues to intensify. According to the latest NWS Local Storm Report and CoCoRaHS snowfall analysis, over 1,200 reports…
MID-ATLANTIC & NORTHEAST — More than a quarter million people woke up in the dark this morning as a powerful winter storm continues to batter the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with heavy snow and strong coastal winds. As of the latest update, 255,527 customers across the region were without electricity while snow and 50–60+ mph gusts…
NEW ENGLAND — A ferocious Nor’easter continues to hammer the Northeast coastline with 1 to 2 feet of snow already reported in many areas and wind gusts reaching 70 mph along the coast, creating whiteout conditions and widespread disruption from New Jersey through Massachusetts. Snow is still falling and blowing hard as the powerful offshore…
EAST COAST — A powerful winter storm stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts has left more than 613,000 customers without electricity as of 11:00 a.m. ET on February 23, with outages continuing to increase while the storm remains in progress. The hardest-hit state is Massachusetts, where roughly 275,000 customers are without power. Nearly half of those…
NEW ENGLAND COAST — A powerful and intensifying Nor’easter is slamming the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline with blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall rates, and strengthening winds that could reach hurricane-force gusts as the storm enters its peak phase. Forecasters describe this as a “classic, monster New England blizzard,” with more than 20 inches of snow…
ATLANTIC OCEAN — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is entering its most intense phase this morning, with satellite imagery showing a clearing eye structure and explosive convective banding wrapping tightly around the center. Meteorologists report the system’s central pressure has already fallen below 968 millibars — and is still dropping — with projections suggesting it…
GREENLAND — Weather models are signaling an extraordinary and potentially historic cold outbreak over Greenland this week, with forecast temperatures plunging as low as -88.5°F, approaching one of the coldest readings ever observed in the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorologists describe the setup as a possible “all-time record cold” scenario, driven by what some are calling an…
EAST COAST — A rapidly intensifying coastal storm has dropped below 968 millibars off the Mid-Atlantic coastline Monday morning — a pressure level rarely seen outside of powerful winter cyclones — as a full-scale blizzard continues to hammer the Northeast. The 12z surface analysis from the Weather Prediction Center shows a tightly wound low-pressure center…
NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — A powerful Monday morning blizzard is hammering the Northeast with very heavy, wet snow, intense wind gusts, and rapidly increasing power outages, as more than 250,000 customers are already reported without electricity. According to the latest mesoscale discussion from the Storm Prediction Center, blizzard conditions are ongoing and expected to continue…