Blizzard in Richmond (staten Is.), New York

Frequent wind gusts of over 45 mph with Newark ASOS reporting a 54 mph gust at 3:07 am, and Bayonne mesonet reporting a 53 mph gust at 2:47 am, and JFK ASOS reporting a 62 mph gust at 5:17 am; and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported at surrounding ASOS stations. The college of Staten Island NYSM station reported a 58 mph gust at 1:05 am. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from mainly 21 to 29 inches across the zone via mainly public reports, along with a Cocorahs report.

Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southeastern New York. The storm became vertically stacked and it slowly pulled away to the east and brought a heavy to major snowfall across Southeastern New York with blizzard conditions across Southern Westchester, New York City, and Long Island. Winter storm and near blizzard conditions were reported across the remainder of Southeastern New York. A major snowfall occurred region wide, with portions of the region receiving historic snowfall totals.

A college student died from carbon monoxide poisoning while charging his cell phone during the blizzard. Also, there were 5 snow shoveling-related deaths on Long Island after the blizzard.