People in parts of the northeastern United States awakened on Jan. 29 to more than a foot of snow as a powerful winter storm brought howling winds and whiteout conditions, putting parts of 10 states under blizzard warnings and prompting forecasts of more severe weather ahead.
Winter storm Kenan blanketed parts of New Jersey and New York with over 15 inches of snowfall by 11 a.m. on Jan. 29, after the National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions and snow rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour in parts of the Northeast. Forecasters had predicted that more than two feet of snow could fall in some areas, accompanied by wind gusts of 70 miles per hour.
