Bomb cyclone batters the Carolinas with heavy snow and hurricane-force winds

A rapidly intensifying nor'easter off the U.S. East Coast is undergoing bombogenesis, delivering hurricane‑force winds (60–80 mph), heavy snow (up to a foot in parts of the Carolinas), and major coastal flooding across the Southeast. The storm has prompted emergency declarations, widespread travel disruptions with thousands of flights canceled or delayed, and dangerous conditions as it moves ashore, with impacts extending from the Carolinas into Georgia and Virginia.