The National Weather Service says that it issues blizzard warnings "for winter storms with sustained or frequent winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable falling and/or blowing snow that frequently reduces visibility to 1/4 of a mile or less. These conditions are expected to prevail for a minimum of 3 hours."

Forecasters say the storm will strengthen quickly offshore, producing snowfall rates of 1–2 inches per hour and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. AccuWeather warns that heavy snow combined with strong winds could create blizzard conditions across Long Island, New York City, and coastal areas.

The blizzard mostly spares the Capital Region, but heavy snow continues downstate.

A major nor'easter could bring blizzard conditions to the Boston area Monday, the latest weather forecast shows.

After more than a foot of snow blanketed much of New Jersey, forecasters warned Monday that additional accumulation and strong winds will keep blizzard conditions in place through the evening, with another round of snow possible later this week.

There hasn’t been a blizzard warning in New York since March 2017, according to Owen Shieh, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center. “We

Delays and cancellations climbed well into the hundreds Sunday at Logan Airport as a potentially historic nor'easter closed in New England.

A powerful nor'easter that could bring 2 feet of snow triggered a blizzard warning and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency.