"The National Weather Service predicted Monday morning that heavy snowfall rates and gusty winds will keep battering the Northeast and spread into New England. The governors of New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and several other eastern states declared states of emergency and urged residents to stay home. Winter storm forecast The NWS said very heavy snowfall rates of at least 2 to 3 inches per hour would persist Monday, along with 40 to 70 mile-per-hour winds."
"In New York,a local NWS branch warned of whiteout conditions, which severely limit visibility. Snowfall amounts updated Monday morning showed roughly 15 inches of snow in Central Park, more than 18 inches at Newark and upward of 22 inchesat Islip on Long Island. NWS Boston stressed in its most recent discussion that the storm would "likely bring extreme to destructive impacts south and east of the I-95corridor.""
Heavy snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour and gusty winds of 40 to 70 mph will batter the Northeast and spread into New England. Whiteout conditions will severely limit visibility and make travel nearly impossible. Snow totals reached roughly 15 inches in Central Park, more than 18 inches at Newark and upward of 22 inches at Islip, with coastal areas possibly seeing one to two feet and reports exceeding 30 inches not ruled out. States of emergency were declared, travel bans and transit suspensions were issued, and more than 5,300 U.S. flights were canceled, grounding major airports.
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