Nor'easter, 'bomb cyclone' to deliver heavy snow, wind to East Coast

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Capital Weather Gang

Nor’easter, ‘bomb cyclone’ to deliver heavy snow, wind to East Coast

Blizzard conditions and power outages are possible in southeast New England on Saturday



A blend of computer model simulations of snow in the Northeast. (WeatherBell)

By Matthew Cappucci
Today at 11:34 a.m. EST|Updated today at 11:55 a.m. EST

Less than two days remain before a major winter storm rocks the Northeast and coastal Mid-Atlantic, and yet snowfall forecasts continue to fluctuate wildly. Disagreeing simulations are playing a tug-of-war with jackpot snow totals, but the propensity for a major winter storm — and possibly a blizzard — on Saturday remains.

What’s almost certain is that somebody in the Northeast will see a foot or more of snow. That’s most likely in coastal Maine or in eastern Massachusetts, particularly from Boston to Cape Cod. Totals topping 16 inches with blizzard conditions can’t be ruled out there.

Farther south, cities like Hartford, Conn., New York and even Salisbury, Md., and Virginia Beach could be in for a hefty snowfall, with a sneaky plastering set to back in off the ocean.

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By Matthew Cappucci
Matthew Cappucci is a meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang. He earned a B.A. in atmospheric sciences from Harvard University in 2019, and has contributed to The Washington Post since he was 18. He is an avid storm chaser and adventurer, and covers all types of weather, climate science, and astronomy. Twitter https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I think western central NJ

Is getting 1-3 inches.

I had to go grocery shopping last night - got there right before the storm shoppers showed up!

[zanana1]

2. I'm skeptical.

Every time they forecast something like this, they hype it up and we wind up getting a dusting of snow. (In NH).