NYC faces its first blizzard warning in nearly a decade with widespread disruption expected into Monday.
NYC faces its first blizzard warning in nearly a decade with widespread disruption expected Sunday into Monday. Emergency operations are underway for Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.AccuWeather’s Bernie Rayno says a dangerous blizzard will sweep across the coastal areas of the Northeast from Sunday night into Monday, disrupting businesses and causing widespread power outages.
A powerful winter storm is forecast to become a bomb cyclone, prompting rare blizzard warnings along the East Coast as heavy snow, damaging winds and shutting down travel for millions from the mid-Atlantic through southern New England — with NYC’s first blizzard warning in nearly a decade and widespread disruption expected Sunday into Monday.FILE PHOTO: A roller coaster sits in the Atlantic Ocean after the Fun Town pier it sat on was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy on November 1, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.with wind gusts up to 65 mph, coastal flooding and blizzard conditions , some residents are wondering whether this storm could rival the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012.“Hurricane Sandy was a different animal,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Scott Homan said, explaining that Sandy brought wind gusts up to 95 mph, persistent and prolonged easterly winds and a landfalling system that combined to produce catastrophic coastal flooding, major beach loss and widespread structural damage.“In this instance winds will be from the east for a time, then turn northeast and eventually northwest as the storm moves to the northeast toward New England,” Homan said. Wind gusts could reach 60 mph along the coast, which is strong enough to cause beach erosion, pockets of coastal flooding and scattered power outages as heavy snow combines with gusty winds. However, forecasters say this setup lacks the prolonged onshore wind and direct landfall component that made Sandy so destructive. “But in recent history it seems many coastal storms no matter the strength bringing an easterly fetch causes flooding and beach erosion,” Homan said. While impacts are expected to be significant, especially for travel and coastal communities, this blizzard is not forecast to produce the same level of storm surge and structural devastation seen during Sandy.city-wide travel ban beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday and running through noon Mondaywith no remote learning and all schools closed. "To kid across New York City, you have a very serious mission, if you choose to accept it: Stay cozy," Mamdani said.Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby was in Middletown, New Jersey, ahead of a blockbuster blizzard expected to impact coastal Northeast cities from Sunday night into Monday with double-digit snowfall totals.Rigsby said this storm came"together at the last minute" and caught some people off guard. Stores in the New York and New Jersey metro areas were packed on Saturday and early Sunday.Here’s a look at the timing in AccuWeather’s exclusive forecast : Snow begins in Philadelphia around 1 p.m., and by 4 p.m., flakes will spread from the Jersey Shore to New York City. Boston enters the storm later in the evening, with heavy snowfall developing after 7 p.m. By Sunday night, the system will crawl up the coast, bringing snow and strong winds to Portland, Maine.State and local leaders are taking this major winter storm seriously, issuing emergency declarations and activating emergency operations centers well ahead of the first impacts.Gov. Mike Sherrill declared a state of emergency for all 21 counties beginning at noon Sunday. NEWS: In preparation for the severe winter storm, I am declaring a State of Emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey – effective at 12:00 PM on Sunday, February 22.Travel could become nearly impossible at times. Wind gusts up to 70 mph are expected through Monday and may lead to widespread power outages affecting millions.Weather Forecasts
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