What started as a strong nor'easter has morphed into the second "bomb cyclone" to hit the Northeast in 2018 — and photos and videos of the extreme flooding and high winds leave little to the imagination.
On Thursday, the Boston National Weather Service warned people to take the soon-to-be-upgraded storm seriously.
"This is a LIFE & DEATH situation for those living along the coast," NWS Boston tweeted along with a screenshot of their official advisory for the area.
The storm has affected New York City and Washington, D.C., caused freezes in Northern Georgia and goes all the way up to Maine. It's brought not only flooding but dangerous air travel as well due to high winds. A pilot attempting to land at D.C.'s Dulles airport reported that "pretty much everyone on the plane threw up" during their "bumpy" descent earlier on Friday.
Check out the scariest photos and videos from this nor'easter-turned-bomb cyclone below:
Pilots deal with dangerous take-offs and landings in D.C.
.@SouthwestAir plane attempts to land at Reagan National, but winds force it to abort landing. #goaround @dcairports Video: Andrew Clegg pic.twitter.com/Qt6BAwAtoy
— Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) March 2, 2018
A plane trying to land at D.C.'s Reagan National airport was forced to abort the landing due to high winds (above), while another at the same airport was blown astray during take-off (below).
Check out the wind blowing this plane as it takes off at DCA pic.twitter.com/yiIFS06T2e
— Matt Ackland (@mattacklandfox5) March 2, 2018
Floods pound Boston and New York City.
Nor’easter brings dramatic flooding to East Coast, with record flooding expected in Boston Harbor as the storm coincides with high tide at midnight. https://t.co/2z3qSFjUkW pic.twitter.com/TcoFXc2bAa
— ABC News (@ABC) March 2, 2018
Drivers in Boston (above) and Long Island, New York (below) were met with major flooding.
Tow truck pushes a car out of floodwaters in Long Beach, New York. A storm surge of one to two feet flooded the streets of the coastal Long Island town. https://t.co/veTh3x2BlK pic.twitter.com/1l2s2wiccg
— ABC News (@ABC) March 2, 2018
Trees upended by wind.
Up and down the East Coast, trees are being uprooted, often onto cars and houses.
A deadly 'wintry mix' of snow, wind and waves.
It's not yet the "storm of the century," but this early March bomb cyclone brings with it a dangerous mix of deadly weather.
The storm moves further south.
It's not quite made landfall in Georgia yet, but this photo of the storm front in the peach state doesn't bode well for the people living there.
