"Bitter cold, strong winds and blizzards were expected to hit the Mid-Atlantic States and the Northeast as a powerful winter storm that brought ice, sleet and snow to the Southeast curled northward on Thursday.

The storm, which some meteorologists classified as a “bomb cyclone” for its sharp drop in atmospheric pressure, forced flight cancellations and school closings up and down the East Coast.

Most of New York City was forecast to receive five to eight inches of snowfall, although Queens, and neighboring Nassau County, could get up to 10 inches, forecasters said."

The New York Times had the story January 4, 2018. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Why So Cold? Climate Change May Be Part of the Answer" (New York Times) [3]

"Science Says: Why tHere’s A Big Chill In A Warmer World" (AP) [4]

"Blizzard Pounds U.S. Northeast As Snow Sweeps Across South" (Reuters) [5]

"Winter Storm Challenges U.S. East Coast Energy Complex" (Reuters) [6]

"U.S. Agriculture Markets Jump As Frigid Weather Blankets Farm Belt" (Reuters) [7]