Rescuers Trapped in Midwest Blizzard:
Blizzard Warnings Issued for Swath of East Coast, Including NYC
The warnings, which go into effect on Sunday spanned from Delaware to Connecticut. At least 13 to 18 inches of snow is forecast for New York City.
Forecasters issued blizzard warnings for this weekend for much of the Northeast, including New York City.
The storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall, strong winds and blizzard conditions from Delaware to southern Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service early Saturday. The warnings were in place from Sunday morning until Monday afternoon, with the heaviest snowfall — one to two inches per hour, if not more — expected by Sunday night, the service said.
New York City, Long Island and coastal Connecticut could see 13 to 18 inches or more of accumulated snow, the Weather Service said. Some rural areas already had patches of black ice on Saturday, it added.
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