Winter Storm Blankets Northeast U.S., Halting Travel And Vaccine Appointments

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Source: NPR

By Rachel Treisman

A powerful nor'easter is working its way across the East Coast on Monday, shutting down schools, vaccination sites and travel as it threatens to dump up to two feet of snow in parts of the region.

The winter storm will bring heavy snow and winds from Pennsylvania to Maine through Tuesday, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service. They expect a widespread snowfall of up to 8 inches.

"Snowfall rates may at times exceed 2''/hour," the NWS said. "This intense snowfall combined with strong winds will create near blizzard conditions with extremely limited visibility, making travel difficult to impossible."

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Forecasters are warning of widespread heavy snow, gusty winds, near blizzard conditions and coastal impacts across the region, including in the Philadelphia, New York and Boston metro areas. The NWS projects "major to extreme" impacts to commerce and travel along and west of the I-95 Corridor, and says scattered downed trees and power outages are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England.


Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/01/962803718/winter-storm-blankets-northeast-u-s-halting-travel-and-vaccine-appointments