Winter storm sweeps parts of the Northeast

Meru Sikder : New York

In photos: Today’s storm marked the snowiest day in years for parts of the Northeast

A strong and fast-moving nor’easter dumped snow on the Northeast on Tuesday morning, knocking out power and disrupting travel, work and school.

The snow has since tapered off in many areas, including in New York City, which saw its snowiest single day since January 29, 2022, with a total of 3.2 inches.

Snowfall totals also skyrocketed across eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, around 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The area’s official reporting station, Lehigh Valley International Airport, reported 9.1 inches, marking the first time 6 inches or more of snow has fallen across the region in a single day since 2021.

Here’s a look at how the winter storm affected the region today:

Parts of Pennsylvania are reporting the most snow in 3 years

Snowfall totals skyrocketed across eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, around 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where widespread amounts of 6 to 10 inches fell Tuesday.

Tuesday’s total snowfall climbed to 9.1 inches at the area’s official reporting station, Lehigh Valley International Airport.

It’s the first time 6 inches or more of snow has fallen across the region in a single day since February 1, 2021. The 2021 storm was prolific for the area, bringing more than 20 inches of snow in a single day.

Tuesday’s storm brought even higher totals to other portions of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley:

• Bangor: 12.0 inches
• Bethlehem: 10.5 inches
• Nazareth: 10.3 inches
• Allentown: 9.5 inches
• Whitehall Township: 9.3 inches
  

New York City has its snowiest day in more than 2 years

It’s officially the snowiest single day for New York City since January 29, 2022, even with only a few inches of snow, as snow has been hard to come by in recent winters.

A total of 3.2 inches of snow fell in New York City’s Central Park Tuesday. This ends the record drought of 744 consecutive days since 2 inches or more of snow has blanketed the city in a single day.

Nearly 130,000 without power in Pennsylvania as heavy, wet snow piles up

Nearly 130,000 customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania are without power, according to PowerOutage.us, as the state grapples with heavy, wet snow.

Another 12,000-plus customers in western New Jersey were without power, according to Poweroutage.us.

The areas of the outages line up perfectly with where the heaviest snow has fallen during the storm. More than a foot of snow has been reported in both states. That combined with gusty winds was enough to down tree branches and cause power issues.