More than 40,000 properties in the Northeast interior are without power
Patrick Smith
Heavy rain and snow caused disruption across the region, with more than 27,000 homes and businesses in Pennsylvania and 11,600 in West Virginia without power since 6:30 a.m.
More than 40,000 properties are without power in the Northeast, and power outages continue in the South, according to PowerOutage.us, a website that tracks electricity availability across the country.
Approximately 10,000 homes in Georgia and 8,300 in the Carolinas lost power.
School closures and remote learning announced across Northeast
Patrick Smith
Millions of schoolchildren across the region will be at home this morning as dozens of schools close or choose remote learning.
All public schools in New York City include remote lessons, The decision will affect approximately 1.1 million children in 1,600 schools.
NBC News stations in the region have a complete list of school closures in Boston, Connecticut, Philadelphia and New York.
Satellite images show weather systems in the Northeast
max butterworth
Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show a weather system approaching the northeastern United States this morning.
Heavy snow blankets central Pennsylvania
Patrick Smith
As of 4 a.m., nearly 3 inches of snow had fallen in central Pennsylvania, with more snow expected.
A video posted to X in Northumberland, a town north of Harrisburg, showed snow continuing to fall. Poster Kevin Clamato said 2.8 inches of snow fell in 32-degree weather.
Philadelphia braces for 'heavy snow' during morning commute
Dennis Romero
Federal weather forecasters announced late yesterday that parts of the Interstate 95 corridor from Philadelphia to the New York City area included the chance of moderate to heavy snow during the morning commute.
The heaviest snow is expected to fall between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. south of Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania and east of New York City, the National Weather Service said.
a Iband of snow From Philadelphia to New York City was part of the weather service's forecast map late yesterday. This applies to this morning.
“Moderate to heavy snow is possible in areas near and northwest of Interstate 95 during the height of rush hour,” the department's office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said on social media platform X. said.
“Please remember this!” he said.
Forecast for snowy roads in parts of the south
Dennis Romero
As Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City prepare for a nor'easter blizzard, the National Weather Service expanded its snow forecast yesterday to include parts of the South and Mid-Atlantic.
A winter weather warning has been issued for areas of Northern Virginia, indicating that freezing rain or 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected, the National Weather Service said.
A winter storm warning has been issued for areas of Maryland and West Virginia, indicating at least 6 inches of snow is expected to fall within the next 12 hours.
This advisory and warning is in effect for most of this morning. Click here for a map summarizing the areas covered by advisories and warnings.
Rain will turn to “heavy, wet snow” in most of the area covered by the National Weather Service's office in Sterling, Virginia, which it calls Baltimore/Washington, the bureau said.
“Travel can be extremely difficult,” the agency said in a winter weather message.
