New York City in brief

New York City faces up to 28 inches of snow as a “blockbuster blizzard” barrels in, with gusts topping 50 mph and thunder-snow expected to bury boroughs by Sunday evening. Officials are deploying over 2,200 plows and ratcheting up shovelers after more than 6,000 flights were cancelled and travel bans announced. The city seems determined not to be outdone by Winter Storm Fern—or, indeed, Siberia.

New York City braces for its first blizzard warning in eight years, with the National Weather Service predicting 15 to 24 inches of snow and wind gusts over 50 mph from Sunday to Monday—a frosty forecast that could outdo February 2021’s 14.8-inch record. Not to be outdone, forecasters add that weather models still quibble, so shovels may yet stay in their sheds.

A so-called “super bomb” blizzard is sweeping from Virginia to Massachusetts, with the National Weather Service warning 30 million people—including beleaguered New Yorkers—to brace for up to 20 inches of wind-driven snow and a barrage of flight cancellations. Municipalities scramble to shelter the homeless and keep subways creaking. As for Monday, regional leaders suggest calendars be cleared and ambitions shelved under several feet of nor’easter-induced humility.

New Yorkers from Manhattan to Suffolk County braced for up to two feet of snow and winds peaking at 60 mph after the National Weather Service declared a blizzard warning until Monday evening, promising whiteout conditions and treacherous commutes. Power outages and travel disasters are likely, but at least our collective pluck—and winter survival kits—can look forward to another starring role on the urban stage.

A decade after its last major whiteout, New York City braces as a nor’easter threatens to dump up to two feet of snow, with Long Island and the Jersey Shore possibly seeing even more. All 22 New Jersey counties are on blizzard alert, Boston isn’t spared, and winds may hit 55 mph—just in case riding out a power cut feels too easy with only sleet for company.