East Coast Blizzard, Bomb Cyclone, Nor'easter Hammering New York, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, New England

"Snow is falling at the rate of 1 to 3 inches per hour along the East Coast from New England to the Delmarva Peninsula, including Long Island, the New York City tri-state, and New Jersey. This snow has been, at times, accompanied by lightning strikes, especially just offshore of southeast New England near Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. Parts of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island have already picked up over a foot of snow."

"A few locations have even topped 20 inches of snow, including Freehold, New Jersey, and Islip, Long Island. It's already New York City's heaviest snowstorm in five years, topping Winter Storm Fern's 11.4-inch total almost a month ago. Winds have gusted up to 84 mph on Montauk, Long Island, and at least a dozen other locations have clocked at least 60 mph wind gusts, including New York's JFK Airport and Atlantic City, New Jersey."

"The low-pressure system has intensified rapidly enough to be deemed a bomb cyclone. This nor'easter's central pressure plunged 40 millibars in 24 hours ending at 1 a.m. ET Monday morning, according to analyses from NOAA's Weather Prediction Center. The map below shows where snow is falling right now. Winter Storm Alerts Blizzard warnings continue from the Delmarva Peninsula to all of coastal New England, including New York City, Boston, Hartford and Philadelphia."

A powerful nor'easter classified as a bomb cyclone is producing a major blizzard across the U.S. East Coast, dropping over a foot of snow in many areas and more than 20 inches locally. Snowfall rates reach 1 to 3 inches per hour from New England to the Delmarva Peninsula, with lightning reported offshore near Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Winds have gusted up to 84 mph on Montauk and at least a dozen locations have recorded 60+ mph gusts, causing power outages and coastal flooding. Blizzard warnings cover the Delmarva Peninsula through coastal New England, including New York City and Boston, with other winter alerts in effect.

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