A powerful nor’easter is working its way across the East Coast on Monday, shutting down schools, vaccination sites and travel as it threatens to dump up to two feet of snow in parts of the region.
The winter storm will bring heavy snow and winds from Pennsylvania to Maine through Tuesday, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service. They expect a widespread snowfall of up to 8 inches.
“Snowfall rates may at times exceed 2”/hour,” the NWS said. “This intense snowfall combined with strong winds will create near blizzard conditions with extremely limited visibility, making travel difficult to impossible.”
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