pla snow emergency was declared in Boston New York City Public Schools will have remote learning airlines are waving change fees at major airports in the storm's path SS are closed tomorrow in Boston and New York City and travelers are being warned of potential airport delays and hazardous conditions along Interstate 95 ahead of a winter storm heading toward the region TI system was named winter storm Lorrain by The Weather Channel it will become a nor Easter as it nears the East Coast which happens when a strong area of low pressure features winds from the Northeast off the Atlantic Ocean g at the full forecast here T storm as packing the potential for snowall amounts not seen in more than 2 years in the Big Apple the last time Central Park had a snowstorm drop 3 to 6 Ines or more was Jan 28 to 29 2022 when they got 8.5 In This Storm has likely to be the heaviest since that one with exact forecast totals dependent on the rain to snow change over weather.com senior meteorologist Chris Dolce said Monday morning where it does snow it's going to be coming down pretty heavy some places could see snowfall rates of 1 to 3 in per hour total accumulation could reach a foot in places like Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut combined with high winds I think we'll have some sporadic power outages we'll have some coastal flooding around High Tides weather.com on air meteorologist arar saler said please stay off the roads tomorrow Boston mayor Michelle wo said wherever possible make plans to be indoors T mayor declared a snow emergency which puts parking restrictions in place to make room for snow clearing equipment travel delay are also possible our lines including Delta and United are waving change fees at major airports in cities along the path of the storm including Baltimore Boston the New York Metro and Washington M or on weather Cal there's a peak time for major Northeast snowstorms here's what to know about the 470th Benchmark and Northeast snow winter weather 101 what you need to know to be prepared for snow ice more weather.com reporter janch Childs covers breaking news and features related to weather space climate change the environment and everything in between the weather company's primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news the environment and the importance of science to our lives