The northeastern United States is about to get blasted with winter weather — it’s just unclear what the damage will be.
The news: Forecasts predict heavy snow and strong winds in the Northeast for this upcoming weekend, putting millions of people under winter storm watches, CNN reports.
- Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island could see 8 to 16 inches of snow.
- The storm will form off the coast of Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean. Over time, it will strengthen and spread up the East Coast over the weekend.
Quote: “This storm is likely to strengthen at a rate, and to an intensity, equivalent to only the most powerful hurricanes, so the high-end potential of this storm cannot be overstated. But with nor’easters, like in real estate, it will all come down to location, location, location,” CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller said.
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More details: The storm could form into a “bomb cyclone,” according to CBS News.
- A “bomb cyclone” often happens when a cyclone gathers strength due to some pressure and becomes an even stronger storm.
- In other words, a “bomb cyclone” can gather the strength of a hurricane-like storm with wicked winds and heavy mounds of snow, as I wrote for the Deseret News.