Nor'easter set to explode

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Nor’easter set to ‘explode’

The powerful nor’easter barreling up the coast will “explode” tomorrow into bombogenesis — a cyclone of snow that could dump a foot on Greater Boston, meteorologists warn.

Channel 7 meteorologist Jeremy Reiner said ... “This is a three-headed monster with the snow, the wind and coastal flooding,” “
The concern with this storm is the incredible winds and bitter cold.”
He warned that if homeowners lose power tomorrow, they’ll face deadly bitter cold in the hours to follow. Temperatures could dip to 20 to 25 degrees below zero with the wind chill, he added.

“It will be a Goliath,” Weather Channel storm chaser Jim Cantore agreed.
The storm could pack gusts of up to 60 mph on the Cape, knock out power along the coast and leave “biting Arctic cold” in its wake, he added.

... it could bring tomorrow’s evening commute to a halt when the snowfall is expected to peak.

“This is a winter hurricane. It’s a very dynamic storm packing high winds and below-zero wind chills. It’s insane,” Cantore said. “This has the potential to really explode, but don’t just focus on the snowfall. The wind and the cold — and the cold after — will be big.”