(MENAFN- Live Mint) A winter storm that is intensifying into a bomb cyclone is hammering the northeastern part of the US, with multiple states grappling with heavy snowfall and associated disruptions.

As per CNN, currently more than 55 million people across the US, or over 16% of the country's population, are under winter weather warnings.

Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect for several parts of northeastern US, including areas in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and New York.

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In some parts of the northeast, snowfall has risen to a rate of an inch an hour, threatening to blanket entire communities.

CNN also reported that St Louis had broken a record for snowfall set nearly a century back in 1937.

However, as per the National Weather Service (NWS), it seems that the major cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC will escape the full intensity of the storm, with most winter weather warnings falling to the north of these urban centres.

That said, major East Coast cities are expected to receive cold rain as the system batters the northeast.

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The story for the interiors, however, is a whole different story: people travelling along the interstates from Maryland into central Pennsylvania can expect to see snow, with snowfall becoming heavier as one goes inland, with some areas expected to receive 6 to 12 inches of snow.

Interior areas, from western Massachusetts to Vermont, New Hampshire and parts of Maine, could see 6 inches or more.

Icy conditions, meanwhile, remain a concern for higher elevations in Virginia and West Virginia.

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