nor'easters
Atlantic winter tempests
Nor'easters are powerful storms that travel up the eastern coast of North America, named for the strong northeast winds that blow in from the ocean ahead of the system.
They bring heavy rain or snow, high winds, and coastal flooding, often striking New England and the Mid-Atlantic states in fall and winter: Schools closed across the region as the nor'easter dumped two feet of snow.
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- galeSevere sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
windstorm · hurricane · snowstorm · precipitation · meteorology · forecast · barometer · isobar
Precipitation of frozen crystals
- freezingExtremely cold
- iceWater's solid form
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
snowdrift · whiteout · flurries · frostbite · hypothermia · snowplow · shovel · parka
Prolonged mournful crying sound
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- whippingRepeated striking blows
gusting · pounding · driving · fierce · brutal · punishing · raging · torrential
Gradual wearing away
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- seaboardCoastal region boundary
maritime · inundation · beachfront · dunes · coastguard · harbor · seawall · coastal
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- galeSevere sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
squall · windstorm · hurricane · snowstorm · precipitation · meteorology · forecast · barometer · isobar · front
snowfall
Precipitation of frozen crystals
windchill · snowdrift · whiteout · flurries · frostbite · hypothermia · snowplow · shovel · parka · mittens
howling
Prolonged mournful crying sound
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
whipping · gusting · pounding · driving · fierce · brutal · punishing · raging · torrential · devastating
erosion
Gradual wearing away
seaboard · maritime · inundation · beachfront · dunes · coastguard · harbor · seawall · coastal · landfall
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- coastal weatherdrizzle, overcast, ocean breeze, cloudy skies, rainfall
- northern weatherblizzard, blizzards, snowfall, cold snap, cold
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snow, snowstorm, snowstorms
- sea weathersea fog, gale warnings, coastal weather, storm surge, wave height
east, north, northeastern, nor'easter, northeaster, northeasterly, northeasters