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A store moving along the northeast coast of the U.S. will explode into a bomb cyclone
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through Monday, unleashing the first blizzard in years for coastal areas and parts of the
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Interstate 95 corridor.
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AccuWeather's Chad Merrill said that it's the first time since 2017 that New York City
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has had a blizzard warning in effect.
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That storm brought more than 9 inches of snow to Central Park in Manhattan.
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The rapidly strengthening nor Easter will create heavy snow and strong winds that threaten
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to shut down travel and heavily populated areas.
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From southeastern New York through southern New England, there will be continued blizzard
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conditions throughout the day.
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Now to officially be called a blizzard, you need winds gusting to 35 miles per hour or more,
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and visibility dropping to one quarter mile or less, or at least three consecutive hours.
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This storm should reach that threshold pretty easily.
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New York City is effectively shut down across the tri-state area through Monday.
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Between Sunday and Monday, more than 8,000 flights were canceled.
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The majority of those cancellations were scheduled for Monday, with more than 5,000 flights
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off it and counting.
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On the roads, travel restrictions are in place for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
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through Monday morning.
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This major winter storm is forecast to become a bomb cyclone later on this morning.
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A bomb cyclone is a storm where its pressure drops 24 millibars in 24 hours.
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As pressure decreases, the storm intensifies and wind and precipitation increase as well.
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Because of the storm's anticipated rapid strengthening, it will track close enough to the coast
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to bring around a foot of snow and locally higher amounts along the I-95 Corridor from Philadelphia
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through New York City and Boston across portions of New Jersey and Long Island through portions
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of southeastern New England, 18-24 inches of snow is forecast with an acuether local
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storm max of 36 inches.
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There may be even greater amounts of snow on the coast, and will inland if the storm develops
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to its full potential and slows its forward speed.
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Snowfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour at times may overwhelm road crews, leaving some
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motorists stranded from the Mid-Atlantic to southern New England.
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Farther inland, snowfall will be significantly lower, but enough to shovel and plow from
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eastern Tennessee and the North Carolina Mountains to much of West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
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upstate New York, and south eastern Maine.
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Wind gusts will frequently reach 35 upwards to 60 miles per hour along the Mid-Atlantic
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and New England coasts.
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Despite the wet nature of the snow, winds will be strong enough to cause extensive drifting
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The strong northeast winds during part of the storm will qualify it as a major noreaster.
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The angle of the winds will push Atlantic water toward part of the coast for a time, leading
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to minor to moderate flooding at times of high tide from Del Marva to New Jersey, New
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York, and eastern Massachusetts.
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Significant beach erosion is expected from Del Marva to Massachusetts, while temperatures
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will hover near or above freezing in the heavy snow areas for a time on Monday.
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Colder air will move in later in the day and at night, which will cause some areas of
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slush and standing water to freeze, unless treated.
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Blustery and colder conditions are in store for Monday night and Tuesday in the Northeast,
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but the February Sun Effect will bring some natural melting for several hours on Tuesday.
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Well, a new series of Pacific storms will renew flooding concerns along the west coast
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and bring heavy snow to higher elevations.
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Low pressure off the Pacific coast will sweep towards British Columbia into early Monday.
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In advance of it, rain will spread onto the coast while snow slams the cascades and northern
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Rain totaling one to three inches will soak the Interstate 5 corridor from Washington
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into Oregon and far northern California through this evening.
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Since this same area was clocked with upwards of three inches of rain over the past week,
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flooding will be more likely due to already saturated ground.
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As if one storm was not enough, a fresh atmospheric river will slam into northern California Monday
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night into Tuesday morning.
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This concentrated plume of Pacific moisture will be directed into northern California, where
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another one to three inches of rain will foster even more flooding.
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The remainder of the Interstate 5 corridor in the northwest will receive an additional
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inch or so of rain, which combined with earlier week rain and saturated soil will increase
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the risk of more flooding.
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Rain will expand to the San Francisco Bay area and the northern San Joaquin Valley Tuesday
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Akiweather's Kai Kirkow said that the main spots prone to flooding will be just north
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of San Francisco Bay and areas of rugged terrain and in the Sierra Foothills of Central
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