A massive winter storm has nailed the East Coast with blinding blizzard conditions, leaving millions of Americans bracing for potential power outages and causing travel chaos in cities up and down the east coast. Forecasters called the storm system a “bomb cyclone” because of its rapid and rare sharp drop in atmospheric pressure. Winds could get up to 50 miles per hour and the storm brings a bone-chilling blast of Arctic air. Along the Interstate 95 corridor, snowfall rates were 1 to 3 inches per hour. Parts of New York could see 5 to 9 inches of snow, Philadelphia 3 to 6 inches and Washington, D.C., 1 to 2 inches. Up in New England, Boston and Providence could get 8 to 12 inches and Portland could see 10 to 15 inches. Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed and Amtrak is operating on a modified schedule. According to NBC News, more than 12,400 Georgia Power customers, more than 10,200 Florida Power & Light customers and more than 2,700 South Carolina Electric & Gas customers affected have been affected by the storm. The brutal cold has claimed the lives of at least 20 people in the U.S. since Dec. 26.
Good Morning from the Jersey Snow…I mean Shore! See how many times we can say #BombCyclone as we update you on wind, snow & school closures when @NBCNewYork starts at 4am! #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/Lb10mvxAON
— Tracie Strahan (@tstrahan4NY) January 4, 2018
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