A potentially historic winter storm is set to dump up to 2 feet of snow on parts of the Northeast.
This could be the most snow some places have had from a single snowstorm in years. The storm could also go into the record books as one of the 10-biggest snowstorms for some locations across the region if the high end potential snow totals verify.
Here’s a look at how some of the forecast snowfall totals stack up historically in select cities:
New York City (16 to 24 inches forecast)
This will likely be the snowiest storm since 2021, when 17.5 inches fell from January 31 to February 3.
Only three storms on record have dropped at least 2 feet of snow on the Big Apple. The last one was its record snowstorm in January 2016, when 27.5 inches buried the city.
Philadelphia (16 to 22 inches forecast)
This will likely be the biggest snowstorm since January 2016, when 22.4 inches fell over two days.
Only seven other storms have dumped over 20 inches on the city.
Boston (12 to 24 inches forecast)
Only six storms on record have dropped at least two feet on the city, with the last being in January 2015.