NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A nor'easter has delivered a mix of heavy snow and fierce winds along much of the East Coast of the United States with more to come into Saturday night.
More than 10 million people in some coastal areas from Virginia into New England are under blizzard warnings, with heavy snow and strong winds, with predicted gusts up to 70 mph in some areas, reported CNN.
Some governments in the Northeast have banned vehicle travel for parts of the day, including Rhode Island through to 8 p.m., with a tractor-trailer ban until midnight. And many are urging people to stay home.
Ten inches of snow or more already had fallen in parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Long Island as of 10 a.m. ET., according to CNN.
More than 1 foot of snow could fall by Sunday morning from Long Island through Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, it added.
A Nor'easter is a storm along the East Coast of North America, so called because the winds over the coastal area are typically from the northeast, according to the National Weather Service.
These storms may occur at any time of year but are most frequent and most violent between September and April. Nor'easters usually develop in the latitudes between Georgia and New Jersey. ■
