By Mary Gilbert, Eric Zerkel, Leinz Vales and Deva Lee, CNN
Updated 3:13 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
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3:00 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
In photos: Today's storm marked the snowiest day in years for parts of the Northeast
From CNN Digital's Photo Team
A strong and fast-moving nor’easter dumped snow on the Northeast on Tuesday morning, knocking out power and disrupting travel, work and school.
The snow has since tapered off in many areas, including in New York City, which saw its snowiest single day since January 29, 2022, with a total of 3.2 inches.
Snowfall totals also skyrocketed across eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, around 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The area's official reporting station, Lehigh Valley International Airport, reported 9.1 inches, marking the first time 6 inches or more of snow has fallen across the region in a single day since 2021.
Here's a look at how the winter storm affected the region today:
People walk through the falling snow in Central Park on Tuesday in New York. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
Darren Krukiel shovels snow in Clifton, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Michael Karas/USA Today Network
The West Bridgewater Department of Public Works plows a street on Tuesday in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Marc Vasconcellos/USA Today Network
A man walks near a plane as snow falls at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday in New York. Frank Franklin II/AP
Park benches are packed with snow in Hackensack, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network
A woman crosses the DeMello International Center parking lot in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times/USA Today Network
1:45 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
Parts of Pennsylvania are reporting the most snow in 3 years
From CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert
Snowfall totals skyrocketed across eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, around 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where widespread amounts of 6 to 10 inches fell Tuesday.
Tuesday's total snowfall climbed to 9.1 inches at the area's official reporting station, Lehigh Valley International Airport.
It's the first time 6 inches or more of snow has fallen across the region in a single day since February 1, 2021. The 2021 storm was prolific for the area, bringing more than 20 inches of snow in a single day.
Tuesday's storm brought even higher totals to other portions of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley:
Bangor: 12.0 inches
Bethlehem: 10.5 inches
Nazareth: 10.3 inches
Allentown: 9.5 inches
Whitehall Township: 9.3 inches
1:53 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
New York City has its snowiest day in more than 2 years
From CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert
People walk through the falling snow in Central Park on Tuesday in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images
It's officially the snowiest single day for New York City since January 29, 2022, even with only a few inches of snow, as snow has been hard to come by in recent winters.
A total of 3.2inches of snow fell in New York City’s Central Park Tuesday. This ends the record drought of 744 consecutive days since 2 inches or more of snow has blanketed the city in a single day.
People wait to cross the street in Times Square on Tuesday in New York. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Snow has ended in the city after tapering off quickly in the early afternoon. It will continue in nearby Long Island.
Snow amounts climbed higher in the surrounding metro and in nearby New Jersey:
Glen Cove, New York: 8.1 inches
Coney Island, New York: 6.9 inches
Newark, New Jersey: 4.9 inches
John F. Kennedy Airport: 4.2 inches
LaGuardia Airport: 3.3 inches
1:23 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
Nearly 130,000 without power in Pennsylvania as heavy, wet snow piles up
From CNN’s Artemis Moshtaghian and Eric Zerkel
A crew clears snow from a sidewalk in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP
Nearly 130,000 customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania are without power, according to PowerOutage.us, as the state grapples with heavy, wet snow.
Another 12,000-plus customers in western New Jersey were without power, according to Poweroutage.us.
The areas of the outages line up perfectly with where the heaviest snow has fallen during the storm. More than a foot of snow has been reported in both states. That combined with gusty winds was enough to down tree branches and cause power issues.
11:30 a.m. ET, February 13, 2024
More than 250 car accidents reported in New Jersey during the storm, governor says
From CNN's Nicki Brown
More than 250 car accidents have already been reported to New Jersey state police during Tuesday's winter storm, according to the state's governor.
More than a foot of snow has been reported in the northwestern part of the state.
"Please folks, stay home – and if you have to be on the roads, please, please, please be really careful," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said on a Tuesday radio appearance on 1010 WINS.
How the state is dealing with the snow: About 2,500 pieces of equipment from the transportation department are out on the roads, in addition to equipment from local governments, according to Murphy. A commercial vehicle ban is also currently in place, in coordination with other neighboring states.
The state's public transportation system is holding up so far, according to the governor.
12:47 p.m. ET, February 13, 2024
Here's what the nor'easter looks like from space
From CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert
This satellite loop shows a nor'easter impacting the Northeast Tuesday morning. CIRA/NOAA
This satellite animation provides a snapshot of the quick-hitting storm dumping snow across the Northeast Tuesday morning.
Clouds from the storm stretch from the Carolinas through New England, but the sun is starting to shine in parts of Pennsylvania and New York as the storm advances east.
Where clouds have dissipated, fallen snow is showing up in the storm's wake across parts of eastern West Virginia, western Maryland and central Pennsylvania.
Snow recently came to an end across Pennsylvania but will still pile up into the early afternoon in New Jersey and through the afternoon in New England.
11:17 a.m. ET, February 13, 2024
It's a snowy Election Day in Uniondale, New York
From CNN's Veronica Stracqualursi in Uniondale, New York
Democratic congressional candidate Tom Suozzi, center, is seen at a campaign event in Uniondale, New York, on Tuesday. CNN
New York is holding a special election today to find a successor for the disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos, and the nor'easter isn't stopping Democratic congressional candidate Tom Suozzi from Election Day campaigning.
Suozzi stopped in Uniondale Tuesday, greeting UPS workers during their shift change and asking them to vote for him before polls close tonight.
He promoted the rides his campaign is offering to the polls today, saying that he has about 30 people out as drivers.
“The weather’s falling on the Democrats and Republicans. Nice and bipartisan – just the way I like things,” Suozzi said when asked if he’s worried about the snow.
10:49 a.m. ET, February 13, 2024
There's more than a foot of snow and counting in some states
From CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert
Snow continues to pile up across the Northeast as a quick-hitting nor'easter slams the region. Totals have soared into the double-digits from eastern Pennsylvania to Connecticut.
Here are some of the top snow reports so far from the last 24 hours:
Pennsylvania
Shohola: 15 inches
Tobyhanna: 14.5 inches
Dingman's Ferry: 14 inches
New Jersey:
Montague: 13.2 inches
Hampton Township: 13 inches
Sparta: 12.5 inches
Meanwhile, snowfall amounts are approaching a foot in parts of New York and Connecticut. Here's a look at some of the totals:
Chester, New York: 11.2 inches
Cold Spring, New York: 11.1 inches
Port Jervis, New York: 11.0 inches
West Hartford, Connecticut: 11.0 inches
10:24 a.m. ET, February 13, 2024
In Photos: Snow is piling up across the Northeast
From CNN's Eric Zerkel and Austin Steele
More than a foot of snow has fallen in parts of the Northeast as a quick-hitting nor'easter dumps snow at an impressive clip.
Here's what it looked like across the region this morning:
People walk during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP
A school bus is covered in snow at the Northvale Public School in Northvale, New Jersey, on Tuesday. At least 5 inches of snow was reported in Bergen County, New Jersey. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
A man shelters himself from heavy snowfall in Manhattan in New York on Tuesday. Mike Segar/Reuters
People clear a sidewalk during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP
