Boston, Massachusetts – Drivers across New England and the Mid-Atlantic face near-zero visibility and snow-covered highways right now as a powerful nor’easter triggers blizzard warnings from coastal Maine to Maryland through Monday night and early Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service, blizzard warnings remain in effect across eastern and central Massachusetts, Rhode Island, much of Connecticut, New York City, Long Island, northern and central New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Snowfall totals range from 6 to 21 inches in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 8 to 15 inches in northern Connecticut, 9 to 14 inches across parts of southern New York and Connecticut, and 2 to 6 inches in Delaware and Maryland. Wind gusts are reaching 50 to 75 mph along the coast, dropping visibility below one-quarter mile.
In Boston, Cambridge and Quincy, heavy snow and 75 mph gusts threaten scattered power outages through 7 a.m. Tuesday. I-93, the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 3 remain snow packed. In New York City and Long Island, 55 to 65 mph gusts are whipping 9 to 13 inches of snow into whiteouts, snarling traffic on the Long Island Expressway and FDR Drive.
Farther south, blizzard warnings continue until 6 p.m. Monday in Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington and Dover, where 3 to 6 additional inches and 40 to 50 mph gusts will impact both commutes. Maryland’s Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset counties could see travel become nearly impossible before 7 p.m.
Officials urge residents to avoid non-essential travel, check 511 road updates, and keep a winter survival kit in vehicles. Warnings remain in effect into the evening and, in parts of New England, through early Tuesday as strong winds continue to blow and drift freshly fallen snow.
