Winter Safety and Preparedness

Nor'easters of 2018: A Wild Season

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A man looks at a branch that fell from heavy snow and landed on his friend's truck on March 7, 2018 in downtown Philadelphia, Pa. Winter Storm Quinn is the second nor'easter to hit the Northeast within a week and is expected to bring heavy snowfall and winds, raising fears of another round of electrical outages. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

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A man looks at a branch that fell from heavy snow and landed on his friend's truck on March 7, 2018 in downtown Philadelphia, Pa. Winter Storm Quinn is the second nor'easter to hit the Northeast within a week and is expected to bring heavy snowfall and winds, raising fears of another round of electrical outages. (Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Another nor'easter, the fourth in less than three weeks, is expected to come through parts of the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic states and New England on Tuesday. The storm is expected to begin on Tuesday, with snow and rain affecting the mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians, in addition to the northern and western suburbs of the Washington D.C. metro area. A mix of snow and rain could affect areas from the upper Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic region, possibly extending northward into Philadelphia and New York City.

Winter Storm Riley was the first Nor'easter of March, a storm that left more than 2 million without power. The intense storm knocked down trees and power lines, causing damage throughout the Washington D.C. area up into the Northeast. Coastal flooding was reported in areas as far as Puerto Rico.

Less than a week later, Winter Storm Quinn came through. At least three deaths in the Northeast were reported as well heavy snowfall in the tri-state area. Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey declared states of emergency. Towns like Montville, New Jersey were under 26.8 inches of snow. Not only did states receive up to three feet of snow, strong winds gusting over 50 mph led to thousands of power outages across the Northeast.

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From Mar. 10 to 12, Winter Storm Skylar moved from the Plains with light snow into the Northeast, where it dumped more than a foot of snow, damaging winds and minor coastal flooding on the East coast. Parts of Kentucky and West Virginia, slowing travel dramatically. Skylar knocked out power to more than 65,000 homes and businesses in Kentucky and West Virginia on March 12, 2018. By the next day, more than 250,000 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island also lost power from the storm's powerful storm with some areas receiving more than two feet of snow.

We will continue to update the gallery at the top of this page as the storm persists, so be sure to check back frequently for the latest images.