Photos: Bomb cyclone blasts the northeastern US with hurricane-force winds, severe coastal flooding
A powerful bomb cyclone slammed the northeastern United States on Friday, causing widespread power outages and travel disruptions across the region.
Over 4,000 flights were canceled at airports across the region with more than 2 million electric customers without power during the height of the storm. Amtrak also suspended services across the region due to hazardous weather conditions.
Some of the worst conditions were experienced from Washington, D.C., through Boston where winds frequently gusted between 60 mph and 90 mph, bringing down trees and power poles, some of which fell across highways or onto buildings.
A tree fell on several parked cars on Woodley Road in Washington, D.C. (Photo/@molliezapata)
At least five fatalities have been reported amid the storm, including an 11-year-old boy who died after a tree fell into a home and a 77-year-old woman who was killed after being hit by a falling tree branch while checking the mail.
The strong, onshore winds have caused significant coastal flooding in New England, particularly around Boston where the tide reached a height of 14.67 feet on Friday. This was the third-highest tide level since record began in 1928, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
As hurricane-force winds and flooding battered the coast, heavy snow buried parts of New York and Pennsylvania.
Snow totals of 10-20 inches were common from Buffalo to Albany, New York, and into northeastern Pennsylvania. The area hardest-hit by snow was just southwest of Albany where multiple NWS-trained spotters measured nearly three feet of accumulation.
Rescuers use front end loaders to transport people through flood waters in Quincy. #Boston25 #flooding #noreaster pic.twitter.com/eRLaymLTXS
— Capturegirl (@jenyp) March 2, 2018
(Photo/Tewksbury Police)
LaGuardia Airport, looks more than a 65 mph wind gust to me. #Riley pic.twitter.com/lqWp8qxgCg
— Troy Bernier (@TroyBernier) March 2, 2018
Telephone poles came down on Arsenal Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, Friday March 2, 2018. (Photo/Twitter user @WatertownPD)
STORM UPDATE FROM CPD: We are currently in emergency mode and have numerous storm related calls in the stack. Power is out town-wide including all traffic signals. Numerous roads are currently closed due to trees and wires down. Detailed update at: https://t.co/sITq64JFGT pic.twitter.com/618JvCtlj4
— Cohasset Police (@CohassetPolice) March 3, 2018
An uprooted tree blocks a residential street after taking down a power line Friday, March 2, 2018 in Swampscott, Mass. as a major nor'easter pounds the East Coast, packing heavy rain, intermittent snow and strong winds. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Yes, this branch became a missile and stuck into our house in Fairfax #windmaggedon .@capitalweather pic.twitter.com/U1YpSWsBOp
— Douglas Hilderbrand (@dcweatherbrand) March 2, 2018
A tree that fell in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania amid heavy snow and gusty winds. (Photo/Carol Lada)
Roads are so bad in Rensselaerville, we got stuck in our 4-wheel drive vehicle. Nearly 3 feet of snow here @WTEN #NYwx #518wx pic.twitter.com/x8dhfayAZJ
— Lauren Linder (@lauren_linder) March 3, 2018
Streets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)