Significant Winter Storm Moves Into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

A significant winter storm settled into portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Sunday ahead of dangerously low temperatures that will envelop much of the country in some of the coldest weather in years, National Weather Service forecasters said.

The heaviest snowfall was expected north and west of the Interstate 95 corridor, with up to eight inches possible, according to the Weather Service. Parts of West Virginia reported getting up to seven inches of snow by Sunday afternoon, according to the Weather Service.

Lighter accumulations were reported from Kentucky to Massachusetts by Sunday evening. In Philadelphia, football players for the Philadelphia Eagles made snow angels on the field before defeating the Los Angeles Rams.

“Heavy snow bands” began to move across New York City and western Long Island Sunday evening, the Weather Service said.

Forecasters at the New York office of the Weather Service said heavy snow was falling across parts of the Lower Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey and warned that some areas could receive one to two inches per hour at times.

Early reports estimated that three to five inches had accumulated in the Lower Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey by Sunday night, the service said.