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>> good morning, isa. changes in store across the united states. eastern u.s. really. all eyes on this pattern forecast to develop as right now very quiet pattern but notice the date stamp. notice the time stamp transition thursday into friday. a frontal boundary across portions of the northeast. low pressure across the southeastern coast line. thats the elements we need for potentially a noreaster. as this migrates towards the north, talking as early as saturday around 2 a.m. still a lot of day...

It will continue to pick up. long island, hudson valley and new york city. but it is high winds, heavy snow, blizzard conditions. all the elements of a classic noreaster. so our latest storm projections show that nassau and suffolk are being hit the hardest. they had 7 to 11 inches this morning. and that will continue until about 6:00 p.m. so make sure you understand. even though there might be a little break, dont be misled by that. there could be a gust of wind that creates whiteout conditions...

Played out in the northeastern united states. we had a classic noreaster in place. winds pushing up to 80 miles per hour. that is equivalent to category 1 hurricane across portions of coastal massachusetts. and again, kind of speaks to the severity of what is played out there. and still have the threat here for some very powerful winds as the system gradually peels away from the eastern united states. we think up until even 10:00, 11:00 p.m. wednesday night into thursday morning, those gusty win...

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Continental divide. >> how does a storm like this get so strong? >> a classic noreaster. i know, yesterday, you were talking about the term has been going around, about this bomb cyclone. all that really means is that when the storm system develops and the pressure drops, the storm gets stronger. the difference between the temperatures on the land and of course, the warmer waters of the atlantic create this extreme strengthening. the jet stream is the highway the storm will take. thank goodness ...

From the south to new england. behind it, in some places, record shattering cold. mr. roker, thank you for sticking around for triple duty. where is this thing now? where is it headed next? >> right now, its making its way up the coast. the good news is it is already what we call bombed out. it is now a classic noreaster as it comes up the coast. it has come a little closer to the west. 50 to 75 miles. we will see more activity as you make your way inland. albany, binghamton, salesbury. this sys...

Philadelphia, 3 to 6. new york city, 4 to 8. and boston, 10 to 15. the bigger problem, i think, will be the cold that follows. if we have power outages to thousands, anderson, it could be days before its restored. and the temperatures are going to be extremely cold. in fact, colder than weve seen the last 11 days, east of the continental divide. >> how does a storm like this get so strong? >> a classic noreaster. i know, yesterday, you were talking about the term has been going around, about thi...

Or la guardia. jfk has over four hour delays and la guardia about three. its the turn from the south that is grabbing moisture from phillippe. this moisture even though the track carries away from the coastline and not make landfall, the moisture is playing a role. heavy rainfall from eastern north carolina up the eastern seaboard and about this cold front and the track. this will become a classic noreaster. crashing seas and a lot of coastal flooding up every inlet and bay and every sound. heav...

Foot of snow with the exception of d.c. youll certainly see less than that. more in boston and new york. watch for heavy, heavy, plowable snow. instrong in boston with very dangerous gusty winds that will help to make for the blizzard conditions. the snowfall rates one to three inches per hour when you have wind gusts as high as 50 miles per hour, thats a whiteout situation. likely will be sustained three hours at a time, classifying it as officially a blizzard. thats why we have those watches i...