March 6–8, 2018 nor'easter

Snow falls in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on the night of March 6.

Amtrak operated a modified schedule along the Northeast Corridor on March 7 due to the storm. About 2,500 flights were cancelled and several schools were closed in the Northeast United States on March 7 because of the upcoming storm.[11]

The storm caused coastal flooding along the Outer Banks, with North Carolina Highway 12 closed between Rodanthe and the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge.[11]

Several schools in Maryland were closed due to snow. The storm caused flooding along some streets in Annapolis.[11] Flooding from high tides was also seen in some communities along the Chesapeake Bay including Cambridge, Crisfield, and Deal Island.[12] In Delaware, the Delaware Memorial Bridge was temporarily closed due to several tractor-trailers being disabled. It was re-opened a few hours later after the vehicles were removed.[11][13] The Delaware General Assembly cancelled its session for March 7 while the University of Delaware closed at noon on March 7.[12]

Snow from the nor'easter in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf declared a state of emergency for several counties in the eastern part of the state.[14] A snow emergency went into effect for the city of Philadelphia on the morning of March 7.[15] Several municipalities in the Philadelphia area declared snow emergencies and many schools and government offices were closed on March 7. Many attractions in the Philadelphia area either closed early or were closed for the entire day on March 7.[16] SEPTA modified their service plan for March 7 due to the snow, with Regional Rail trains running on a modified Saturday schedule and Broad Street Line and Market–Frankford Line trains running during the overnight hours. In addition, several SEPTA bus routes were placed on detours in advance of the storm. On the afternoon of March 7, SEPTA suspended most of their bus services due to the snow.[17] At the Philadelphia International Airport, a ground stop was issued in place.[11] The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation implemented speed restrictions of 45 mph (72 km/h) on several freeways in the southeastern part of the state while the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission reduced the speed limit to 45 mph (72 km/h) on portions of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) in the Philadelphia area.[18] Further north, Interstate 380 was preemptively closed.[19] High-profile vehicles such as empty trucks, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles were banned along several Interstate Highways in eastern Pennsylvania due to the storm.[11]

Near whiteout conditions on the New Jersey Turnpike in East Windsor Township, New Jersey.

In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency and state offices were closed on March 7. New Jersey Transit suspended bus service statewide on the afternoon of March 7, with trains running an abbreviated schedule. More than 322,000 customers in the state were without power, including people who had lost power from a prior storm on March 2.[20] Newark Liberty International Airport was closed briefly during the afternoon of March 7, with limited service soon resuming.[11] The storm forced the closure of the Burlington-Bristol Bridge over the Delaware River.[13] Thundersnow was seen in the state, with lightning striking a teacher in Manchester Township, who suffered injuries and was in stable condition.[11][21] Snowmobiles had to be sent out to rescue travelers on Interstate 280 and Interstate 78 who had become stuck in the snow during the storm, some who had been trapped for over five hours.[22][23] About 500 vehicles were reported to have gotten stuck during the incident.[24]

In New York City, the exceptionally heavy snow made travel difficult, with ferry service suspended. Central Park reported 3.2 inches (8.1 cm), while JFK International Airport reported only 2.8 inches (7.1 cm), which was much less than many of the forecasts, which suggested that 1–2 feet of snow would fall. However, there was a very sharp gradient in snow totals, with Franklin Lakes, NJ, just under 20 miles away from Central Park, reporting a total of 24.8 inches (63 cm). Thunder snow fell in New York City.[25] In North White Plains, 10 people were taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator running inside their home. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a travel ban for tractor-trailers along the New York State Thruway between New York City and Syracuse. Classes were cancelled until March 9 at Binghamton University due to the storm.[11] Many schools in the Lower Hudson Valley closed for the fifth time in a row, eliminating most of the districts’ spring breaks (from Friday, March 2 to Thursday, March 8). Putnam County issued a State Of Emergency, closing all school districts in the county on Thursday, March 8.

The Harvard Sailing Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts partially sinking into the Charles River during the nor'easter.

In Connecticut, Governor Dannel Malloy sent nonessential state employees home early on March 7 ahead of the anticipated heavy snow.[11] At the height of the storm, over 160,000 residents were without electricity. New Fairfield had the greatest accumulation in the state with 28 inches (71 cm) of snow.

In Boston, several shuttle bus routes were cancelled for the rest of the week due to the storm. Crews worked to secure a seawall in Duxbury that was damaged by a prior storm on March 2.[11] After the storm had passed, on March 8, a commuter train slid off the tracks in Wilmington after it struck a tree that was lodged into the tracks. No one was injured in the incident.[22][26][27]

The Harvard Sailing Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts partially sank into the Charles River during the nor'easter. The building was compromised due to a failure of the flotation device used to keep the structure afloat.[28]