The powerful nor’easter dumping snow across the Northeast will likely escalate into a bomb cyclone and pour even more precipitation across the region.
Millions were under winter weather alerts from Ohio through Maine as the storm system moved in early Tuesday, with some inland areas already seeing an inch of snow per hour.
And the storm could intensify into a bomb cyclone if pressure continues to drop as it approaches the coast — potentially bringing strong winds and intensifying rain and snowfall, CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam reported.
The coasts inside of I-95 are expected to see only rain even if the storm develops, but a swath of territory from Albany to Maine could see upward of 8 inches falling before the storm is out.
