Janice Huff’s weather forecast for Thursday, February 9.
A winter storm warning has gone into effect for the tri-state, with Storm Team 4 now predicting up to 10 to 15 inches of snow for much of the area.
The storm was moving in a bit sooner than expected, and snow totals could now reach up to 10 to 15 inches in New York City, northern and central New Jersey, lower Hudson Valley, Connecticut and Long Island.
Along the Jersey Shore, about 3 to 6 inches of snow is expected, while areas north and west of the city will get about 6 to 10 inches.
In Suffolk County, a blizzard warning has been issued, which means there will be blowing and drifting of snow and whiteout conditions for three consecutive hours.
New York City public schools will be closed Thursday for the storm, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday evening.
All New Jersey state offices are closed for non-essential employees, Gov. Christie says. In Connecticut, Gov. Malloy asked non-essential employees to stay home Thursday.
The storm is expected to cripple travel by ground and air, with conditions deteriorating rapidly as the rate of snowfall increases over the course of the morning. Over 2,000 flights across the U.S. were canceled for Thursday, including more than 200 each at LaGuardia, Newark and Kennedy airports, according to FlightAware.com.
Ten to 15 inches of snow are expected to fall on much of the tri-state Thursday, Storm Team 4 says. The heaviest snow is expected during the morning commute, which will be hazardous. More forecast details here.
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Blizzard and winter storm warnings have been issued for all of the tri-state area through Thursday evening. More forecast details here.
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The snow is expected to be at its heaviest in the late morning and early afternoon, Storm Team 4 says. The last flakes will fall in eastern Long Island and Connecticut Thursday evening. More forecast details here.
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Drivers were urged to stay off the roads as heavier pockets of snow moved in, reducing visibility to dangerously low levels at 5:30 a.m. More forecast details here.
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StormTracker 4 picked up on thundersnow on Long Island shortly after 10 a.m. You should head inside if you hear it.
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Snowfall rates could exceed 2 inches per hour at the height of the storm. Widespread power outages are also possible as fast-falling snow weighs on tree limbs and power lines. More forecast details here.
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Here's the latest satellite and radar image. The snow is expected to taper off over the course of the afternoon Thursday. More forecast details here.
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A coastal flood advisory has been issued for parts of the tri-state. More forecast details here.
It will remain cold after the snowstorm. More forecast details here.
According to the National Weather Service, snow could fall at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour, with more than 2 inches per hour possible in spots. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 35 mph, with the strongest gusts along the coast, where meteorologists say near-blizzard conditions are possible.
Visibility is expected to be only a half to a quarter mile at times, making for hazardous travel conditions early Thursday through the afternoon. Snow is expected to begin falling overnight, with the heaviest snow likely from 7 a.m. through 1 p.m., Storm Team 4 says.
Widespread power outages are also possible as snow weighs on tree limbs and power lines. The threat for power outages will be less where temperatures are mostly below 30 degrees during the snow, meteorologists say.
New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said at an afternoon news briefing the storm was expected to be extremely dangerous and the city was preparing accordingly. Earlier, the agency said that it would assign 2,400 workers per shift to 12-hour shifts starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sixteen hundred plows are on standby and nearly 700 salt spreaders will be pre-treating roads and sidewalks ahead of the storm. Alternate side parking is suspended in New York City Thursday. Meter rules remain in effect.
The storm comes on the tail end of a springlike Wednesday, when some tri-state areas saw record-breaking temperatures. The mercury climbed to 62 degrees in Central Park by early afternoon, breaking the previous 61-degree record for Feb. 8 set in 1965. Newark Airport and LaGuardia also beat records set in 1965, with temperatures reaching 64 degrees and 61 degrees, respectively.
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Baby snow angel Seth Ismael Jackson. He's 5 months old and lives in the Bronx. (Credit: Nikki AngeliQue Beauchamp-Jackson)
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Little Seth Ismael in the snow. What a cutie! (Credit: Nikki AngeliQue Beauchamp-Jackson)
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Charlie's first snow! (Credit: Shannon Robbins)
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Having fun on the sled! (Credit: Shana Rubin)
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Playing in the snow in Newark! (Credit: Nikita Dyall)
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Theresa enjoying the snow in Breezy Point! (Credit: Marissa Boughal)
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Cool shot of the frost in Throggs Neck, the Bronx. (Credit: Jadyn Cruz)
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Javier Jr. in the blizzard. (Credit: Brenda Alicea Hernandez)
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A family built a snow castle 10 feet tall in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. (Credit: Anthony J Spinnato)
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Mitchell from Montgomery, N.J., playing in the snow. (Credit: Vickie Smertenko)
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NBC 4 New York reporter Jonathan Dienst's dogs, Duke and Oscar, enjoy the snow in Connecticut.
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The snowstorm in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Jan. 23. (Credit: Jazmine Nosseir)
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Rocky taking a licking out of the snowstorm on Jan. 25. (Credit: tonyironhd)
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Squirrel on the hunt, spotted by Joe Heiselmann on Jan. 25. (Credit: Joe Heiselmann)
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Fourteen-year-old Jakey enjoying a sunny after-blizzard morning on Jan. 25. (Credit: msuddell)
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Early morning lake view in New Jersey on Jan.25. (Credit: Laurie Chiodo)
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Nine-year-old Mya pretending she is at the beach on Jan. 25, but snow is not the same as sand. (Credit: DaShawn Reynolds)
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Snow puppy running in the deep snow on Jan. 25. (Credit: Kim Bates)
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Pug-life in the Bronx on Jan. 25. (Credit: Annabelle)
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Snow blower on Jan. 25. (Credit: laury bsf)
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Snowman love on Jan. 25. (Credit: laury bsf)
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Bulldog snowman on Jan. 25. (Credit: rgollo1)
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At Bethesda Fountain Sunday, Jan. 24. (Credit: schwick_and_click/Instagram)
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Sunset and snow in Edgewater, New Jersey Sunday, Jan. 24 (credit: don_humberto_colmenares/Instagram)
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Sunset on Brookfield Place the day after the blizzard, Jan. 24 (credit: gh0uld/Instagram)
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Sunday fun day on skis at Central Park Jan. 24 (credit: faffu/Instagram)
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The Mall at Central Park Sunday, Jan. 24 (Credit: marcnus/Instagram)
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The snow cleanup in Weehawken, New Jersey Sunday, Jan. 24 (Credit: don_humberto_colmenares/Instagram)
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Snow or no, still gotta walk the dog. Flushing, Queens on Sunday, Jan. 24. (Credit: srodriguez9076/Instagram)
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Central Park is a popular destination for post-snowstorm sledding.
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12-year-old boy along the Hudson River in Battery Park City during the blizzard Saturday, Jan. 23.
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New Yorkers help a cop car that got stuck in the snow (Credit: Kelley Dugan)
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Downtown Brooklyn during the blizzard (Credit: Richard Miller)
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Brooke Blocker doing yoga on a deserted Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen Saturday, Jan. 23. (Credit: Suzanne Atkin)
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Blizzard joy! (Credit: Olivia Testa)
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Station Square in Forest Hills, Queens Saturday, Jan. 23. (Credit: Irene Sanchez)
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Trent's first blizzard! (Credit: Robin Doherty)
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Snowman kiss in the middle of a shut down city street. (Credit: Tamora Rush-kellett)
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Fifth Avenue in the blizzard (Credit: Olivia Testa)
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Junior's first storm
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East 73rd Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues on Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Holmdel Fire & Rescue Co. #2 of Holmdel, NJ standing by during the blizzard
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Knee deep snow on sidewalks during the blizzard
The snow in College Point, Queens, on Saturday, Jan. 23.
58th Street and 8th Avenue was impassable the night of Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Sitting cool in Brooklyn (Credit: Jennifer Disla)
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"Helping Daddy dig out!"
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"My igloo at the front yard"
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Snow angels in Flatiron during the blizzard on Saturday, Jan. 23.
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The snow mountain that plows created near Winthrop Hospital in Mineola on Saturday, Jan. 23. (Credit: Lynn Hansen)
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Snow pile outside Radio City Music Hall Saturday night (Credit: Alex Presha)
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Stunning day in Central Park the Sunday after the blizzard (Credit: Robyn Roth-Moise)
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Even the NBC 4 news van got stuck -- we got some help!
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Austin having fun in the snow!
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Central Park during the blizzard Saturday, Jan. 23 (Credit: Lese Dunton)
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Upper West Side during the blizzard Saturday, Jan. 23. (Credit: Lese Dunton)
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Crew cleaning the ice during the blizzard at Rockefeller Center (Credit: Eileen McGill)
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The streets of Hoboken during the blizzard Saturday, Jan. 23
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The blizzard at Astoria Park in Queens (Credit: Paul Valdivia)
Chestnut Street in Kearny, New Jersey, Sunday, Jan. 24 (Credit: anamariedal/Instagram)
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Ella and Riley McGinley are intrepid sledders even though they are just 10 months old. Thanks to Kathleen Mags McGinley, of Long Island, for sharing this photo.
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Perry the Pom found someone his own size to play with!
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A snowy scene in Astoria Park.
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A look at central park blanketed in snow Saturday afternoon. (Credit: Inga Sarda-Sorenson)
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Ducks swim in central park during the 2016 blizzard (Credit: Inga Sarda-Sorenson)
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An idyllic scene in Central Park during the 2016 blizzard. (Credit: Inga Sarda-Sorenson)
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A snow castle on Cortelyou road in Brooklyn, NY. (Credit: Randolph Noel)
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"Queen of the Mountain" amid the snow on Staten Island Jan. 23.
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In the Financial District during the blizzard Saturday, Jan. 23. (Credit: the.ferm/Instagram)
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Daddy duties across Radio City Music Hall (Credit: iamcesarin/Instagram)
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Fulton Center Downtown on Jan. 23.
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Walking in the West Village during the blizzard Jan. 23 (Credit: thewilliamanderson/Instagram)
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84th Street and 3rd Avenue on Jan. 23.
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Snow at 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan Jan. 23.
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"Yo" in the blizzard at Manhattan Bridge Saturday, Jan. 23 (Credit: anihu7/Instagram)
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West 10th Street in the West Village on Jan. 23.
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181st and Wadsworth in Washington Heights on Jan. 23.
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Dog walks in the snow during the blizzard Jan. 23 (Credit: jeffro/Instagram)
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Shoveling snow in Fort Greene, Brooklyn on Jan. 23.
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Making snow angels in Plainview, Long Island on Jan. 23.
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44th Street in Astoria, Queens Jan. 23.
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Snow day sledding! (Credit: Patrice)
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This is how Colombians celebrate a winter storm in NY when their flights get canceled. (Credit: Patricia Cortes)
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Snowboken Snow drifts and more. (Credit: David Rodriguez)
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Emergency vehicles lined up in Columbus Circle. (Credit: Kelly McMahon)
A group of pedestrians help push a taxi out of the snow at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue. (Credit: Brad Wentz)
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Boy vs Jonas 12-year-old boy along the Hudson River in Battery Park City, NYC during winter storm Jonas. (Credit: Yen)
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Sixth Avenue in midtown as the blizzard hits Saturday afternoon.
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Stuck cop car with people helping to push it through the snow Video of New Yorkers helping a cop car that got stuck in the snow. (Credit: Kelley Dugan)
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Boy having fun in snow. (Credit: Mark Rauchwerger)
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Molly the dog is playing and loving the storm in Long Island City! (Credit: Ariel Aberizk)
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Enjoying the snow in Bensonhurst. (Credit: Barbara Wysocka)
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The snow is covering a car on Staten Island (Credit: Kris Sy)
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Penny and Jack keeping an eye on the storm. (Credit: William Menken)
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Grace the black poodle has fun with her human. (Credit: Nancy Leslie)
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This guy is enjoying the snow in his bathing suit! (Credit: Justin Thompson)
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Snow covers the steps of the Lincoln Center station Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Skiing on the streets of Port Washington, Long Island on Jan. 23.
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Queensboro Plaza in Long Island City as the blizzard hits Saturday afternoon.
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Snow-covered cars at Park and 90th on Jan. 23.
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Snow on the Mall in Central Park the morning of Saturday, Jan. 23.
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Snow-covered Brooklyn Jan. 23.
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Helping move a taxi at 51st Street and 8th Avenue on Jan. 23.
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Snow falling in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Jan. 22.
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Snow in the East Village falls on Jan. 22.
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Snow falls on the Williamsburg Bridge Jan. 22.
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Snow on Central Park South on Jan. 22.
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Snow in Long Island City on Jan. 17.
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Snow at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City, Queens on Jan. 17.
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Snow in Hell's Kitchen on Jan. 17.
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Snow on the Upper East Side on Jan. 17.
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Snow on Staten Island on Jan. 17.
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Snow in Washington Square Park on Jan. 17.
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Snow on The High Line on Jan. 17.
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Snow in Manhattan on Jan. 17
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Cars completely covered in snow in Bay Ridge on Jan. 27. (Credit: Gaieth Ekad)
Storm Team 4 says that after the winter storm passes, temperatures will drop into the 20s on Friday. Windy weather will make it feel even colder.
Temperatures will warm a little this weekend, with highs in the 40s under mostly cloudy skies. Sprinkles are possible Saturday and rain is likely Sunday.
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Manhattan sat under heavy cloud cover as the city prepared for a nor'easter storm on Monday in New York City.
Radar shows the rain pummeling the Jersey Shore, Long Island and New York City as snow and slush battered elevated areas to the northwest of the city.
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Shoreline communities in New Jersey, including Seaside Heights, rushed to build dunes.
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Tracks at Hoboken Terminal were flooded with water.
Parts of Manasquan, New Jersey, were under water after surges flooded the streets.
The nor'easter flooded homes in Lindenhurst on Long Island.
Strong winds toppled trees in Ronkonkoma.
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Cloudy skies as the nor'easter closes in on Queens. (Credit: Instagram/@t_nyc14)
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People walk against heavy wind in downtown Manhattan on Monday. Millions of people from the mid-Atlantic through New England were advised to hunker down as a nor'easter moves up the coast.
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