Watch: US TV reporters battle snowy conditions as a major storm hits east coast
One journalist describes it as feeling 'like we are standing in a snow globe'.
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Notable Quotes
"This was a remarkably impactful and dangerous winter storm. Road crews could not keep up with snowfall rates approaching 3 to 4 inches an hour."
— Dan DePodwin , Executive
"Epic satellite imagery of the historic blizzard and bomb cyclone Nor’easter slamming the Northeast."
— Colin McCarthy , Influencer
"This will be a ‘blockbuster blizzard,’ with some of the most extreme snowstorm impacts people in the Northeast have seen in years."
— Jonathan Porter , Executive
"Students will see their 'first real snow day in seven years,' with 'no remote learning, no logging on.'"
— Zohran Mamdani , Politician
"Every car that gets stranded, runs down, slips, crashes, you are creating burden for our first responders, who may need to be deployed elsewhere."
— Maura Healey , Politician
"Because of the severity and the duration of the storm, there may be periods where our crews are simply unable to safely access damage."
— Olessa Stepanova , Executive
Key People
Colin McCarthy is an extreme weather chaser.
Dan DePodwin is the Vice President of Forecasting Operations at AccuWeather.
AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist.
Kathy Hochul is the Governor of New York.
Mark Carney is the Prime Minister of Canada.
Maura Healey is the Governor of Massachusetts.
Mikie Sherrill is the governor of New Jersey.
Nancy Guthrie is an 84-year-old woman who was recently abducted from her home in Arizona.
Representative from Eversource, a utility company.
Pierre Polievre is a Canadian politician and member of the Conservative Party.
Governor of Maryland.
Mayor of New York City.
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All Coverage
One journalist describes it as feeling 'like we are standing in a snow globe'.
Satellite images capture a powerful nor’easter storm unleashing high winds and heavy snow over the Northeast, with blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the day.
A powerful winter storm is hitting the East Coast from Delaware to Massachusetts, bringing whiteout conditions, wind gusts up to 55 mph, and up to two feet of snow.
New York City and New Jersey announced travel bans, airlines canceled thousands of flights, and even Broadway shows were canceled as a fierce winter storm bore down on the Northeastern U.S.
Millions along the East Coast are waking up to heavy snow and high winds, with the Northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic experiencing a significant winter storm causing power outages and blizzard conditions.
A historic winter storm is hammering the East Coast, burying major cities under more than a foot of snow and producing blizzard conditions visible from space.
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