We ’re just a few 24-hour interval into the fresh twelvemonth , and a wintertime storm of historic strength is already roil up the East Coast . AsThe Washington Postreports , the weather outcome has the potential to be the most severe storm in decade to mould over the waters east of New England at this clock time of year .
The storm is being described as a " wintertime hurricane " and a " bomb cyclone"—terms that rival " snowpocalypse . " But it ’s more than just dramatic weather jargon . Unlike blizzards that form over body politic , this one is powered by the Atlantic Ocean and is carry to drop to Hurricane Sandy - level atmospherical pressure within 24 hour . As pressure decreases more quickly , the storm grows more acute in a procedure calledbombogeneis(hence the " bomb " part of " bomb cyclone " ) . If it follows current ejection , the storm will blanket the coast in impenetrable , fast - falling sheet of Charles Percy Snow .
The storm is already blasting southeasterly states with rare chicken feed and coke , prompting wintertime tempest warnings innorthern Floridafor the first time in year . As it makes its way up the coast , the system of rules will go on to strengthen . By the time it reaches New England Thursday , it ’s expected to collide with the region with40 to 60 mph windsand up to a foot of Baron Snow of Leicester .
While the exact trajectory remains indecipherable , everyone living near the northeast slide should be prepared to scrunch down from late Wednesday to Thursday nighttime . Awinter tempest warninghas been set up for the New Jersey shore , portion of Long Island , and parting of Connecticut , and a wintertime storm watch is presently in core in New York City . Major cities far to the south and far inland , including Philadelphia , Baltimore , and Washington D.C. , could make it through the storm with little to nosnow accumulation .
The bomb cyclone follow a wicked cold shot across the U.S. that ’s already claimed the life of11 people . Temperatures in the NE have remained below freeze since Christmas , and the impending storm will bring even more icy weather this week .
[ h / tThe Washington Post ]
