Powerful nor'easter bomb cyclone to slam millions in major Northeast cities with potentially a foot of snow
Snow totals Sunday night into Monday could top 12-18 inches in Boston during this storm, while New York City and Philadelphia are forecast to get between 8-12 inches.
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The chances of an impactful nor'easter slamming the Northeast are growing as we move into the weekend. The FOX Forecast Center's snow forecast totals have increased for major cities along the I-95 corridor in the Northeast including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston could see up to a foot of snow as the powerful nor'easter will lock in winter weather.
Millions along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast are bracing for impacts from a powerful nor'easter bomb cyclone that is likely to bring significant snowfall between 5-18 inches across much of the region overnight Sunday.
The storm will start to come together on Sunday afternoon as an area of low pressure rapidly strengthens as it moves off the coast of North Carolina.
Forecast data shows the nor'easter tracking dangerously close to the East Coast, delivering heavy snow from Virginia to Maine starting Sunday evening.
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The critical combination of heavy snow and powerful winds could lead to severe blizzard conditions across southeast New England.
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Snow totals Sunday night into Monday could top 12-18 inches in Boston during this storm, while New York City and Philadelphia are forecast to get between 8-12 inches.
The further inland, the less snow there will be, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
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Washington, D.C. will see snow, but likely only 3-5 inches through Monday.
A family walks in the snow near the National Mall in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2026.
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In addition to classic nor'easter traits, this storm will also go through bombogenesis, where the central pressure of a storm drops 24 millibars in 24 hours.
By then, the storm will have the characteristics of a bomb cyclone and a nor'easter.
Winter Storm Watches have already been announced for New York City, Long Island, parts of New Jersey, including the Jersey Shore, Connecticut and Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and Baltimore.
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Some parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut are under Winter Weather Advisories, with Boston being under a Coastal Flood Watch.
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Monday will see conditions quickly deteriorate across New England as classic, severe Nor'easter conditions set in with heavy snow and powerful winds.
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Blizzard conditions will be highly possible across southeast Massachusetts and Rhode Island, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Widespread power outages will be possible from the winds, which could violently gust as high as 70 mph.
Weekend nor'easter overview.
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Cities are bracing for impacts, as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday that city sanitation crews were preparing ahead of the storm.
"If you can, give yourself extra time to travel, check in on neighbors—especially seniors—and take it slow out there," the mayor wrote on social media.
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A person walks through a snow-covered Central Park in New York City on December 27, 2025.
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The FOX Forecast Center said as the pressure gradient tightens around the strengthening low, a persistent fetch of strong northeasterly winds will continue to drive water shoreward.
This dangerous storm surge will elevate water levels, leading to minor to moderate flooding during high tide, especially in eastern Massachusetts.
Powerful waves generated by the intense winds will batter the shorelines, leading to significant beach erosion as far south as the Outer Banks in North Carolina, which has an ongoing issue of home collapses along beachfronts due to erosion.
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Snow in New York City and areas westward will see an end to the snow during the day on Monday.
Snow will continue to impact Long Island up through Maine through Monday night.
By Tuesday morning, snow will be over for everyone in the Northeast, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Stay with FOX Weather all weekend long for live coverage tracking this brewing threat for millions.