Winter Storm Stella threatens US Northeast as it is expected to bring massive snowfall on late Monday until Tuesday. The weather disturbance was announced by National Weather Service bringing in heavy snow and strong winds with gusts of up to 50 mph. Residents and travelers are forewarned against power outages and travel delays and a blizzard warning for New York City and parts of northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut.

According to reports from USA TODAY, the winter storm warning extends up to the mountains of North Carolina to northern Maine which is 1,000 miles far. Winter Storm Stella was named by The Weather Channel as it follows the standard winter storm naming system. Throughout Monday night until Tuesday morning, the storm will bring heavy snowfall, while snow together with rain will come along the coast.

Happening on Monday night will be 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) of snow carried by strong winds, Reuters reports. Residents and travelers were advised to stay indoors and to drive safely on Tuesday morning, as said by New York City governor Andrew Cuomo. Roads are not safe due to thick snow, fallen trees and a visibility less than 400 meters, while snowfall rates will range within 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) per hour Tuesday morning and afternoon.

Following the warmest February to ever be recorded in the East Coast including New York City, last week temperatures were not the normal winter season with 21 degrees Celsius. However, the coming of Winter Storm Stella will introduce a drop in temperature of -2 to -4 degrees Celsius. In some parts of US, western areas like Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah receives a record-breaking heat of 32 degrees Celsius, the extreme diversities in weather conditions is obviously due to climate change.

New York and Boston could get 12-18 inches; isolated amounts of up to 2 feet are possible across northeastern Massachusetts. Philadelphia was forecast to see 8-14 inches. Baltimore was looking at 6-10 inches; Washington, 4-8 inches. Spring is unfortunately delayed due to a second blast of arctic air throughout the eastern half of the nation for the rest of the week.