Forecasters issued blizzard warnings for this weekend for much of the Northeast, including New York City.
The storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall, strong winds and blizzard conditions from Delaware to southern Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service early Saturday. The warnings were in place from Sunday morning until Monday afternoon, with the heaviest snowfall — one to two inches per hour, if not more — expected by Sunday night, the service said.
New York City, Long Island and coastal Connecticut could see 13 to 18 inches or more of accumulated snow, the Weather Service said. Some rural areas already had patches of black ice on Saturday, it added.
Sustained winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour were also expected, and the Weather Service warned that the wind combined with snow loads could down tree limbs and cause power outages. There is also a risk to waterfront areas: Parts of coastal New Jersey and New York were placed under a flood watch starting Sunday evening.
The Weather Service warned that roads could become impassable and that low-lying buildings near the waterfront were at risk of moderate flooding. Cars parked near the waterfront would probably be submerged, it said.
The storm will make travel “dangerous, if not impossible,” the Weather Service said, as blizzard conditions reduced visibility.
Isabella Kwai is a Times reporter based in London, covering breaking news and other trends.
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