A historic winter storm has buried New York City and crippled much of the northeast with travel bans and power outages. The powerful bomb cyclone, with near-hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy snow,

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as a fierce winter storm barreled into the densely populated region with heavy snowfall and high winds.

A powerful nor'easter winter storm continues to slowly churn through Connecticut Monday morning, causing heavy snow, whiteout conditions, high winds and thousands of power outages.

New York City was brought to a standstill Monday morning after a monster bomb cyclone dumped double-digit snow totals throughout the area — with much more expected throughout the day. The snow was still falling heavily before dawn as more than 13 inches were reported on Staten Island,

Millions along the I-95 corridor in the Northeast are bracing for a powerful nor'easter bomb cyclone that will dump significant snowfall across much of the region starting Sunday.

Bomb cyclones can happen in any season, but mainly occur during fall and winter.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Through coverage of the blizzard in the tri-state area, you may hear some unfamiliar terms like bombogenesis or bomb cyclone. But what are they? In simple terms, bombogenesis occurs when a storm rapidly intensifies over the ocean.

Thundersnow, power outages, flooding and whiteout conditions are all among the potential impacts that will make this storm dangerous.

As expected with a windy nor'easter that's dumping heavy snow, power outages are rising rapidly. According to PowerOutage.us, these states have the lion's share of the quarter-million homes and businesses currently in the dark amif frigid conditions: