A nor’easter is a powerful storm along the U.S. East Coast, driven by northeast winds and fueled by the Gulf Stream. These storms bring heavy snow, rain, high winds, and coastal flooding from October through April. There are offshore-forming storms, often newsworthy and hitting cities like New York and Boston, and onshore-forming storms, which are milder. Famous nor’easters include the Great Blizzard of 1888, the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, The Perfect Storm of 1991, and more recent storms like the Halloween Nor’easter of 2011.

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