What is Nor'easter?
{{multiple image | width = 220 | direction = vertical | image1 = Early_January_2018_Nor'easter_2018-01-04_1345Z.jpg | caption1 = Satellite image of the intense nor'easter responsible for the [[January 2018 North American blizzard]]. Note the hurricane-like eye at the center. | image2 = Whitejuan2.jpg | caption2 = [[NASA]] satellite image of [[White Juan]], an intense nor'easter which struck [[Atlantic Canada]] in February 2004. }} A '''nor'easter''' (also '''northeaster''') is a big [[storm]] along the East Coast of the [[United States]]. A Nor'easter is called that because the winds in a Nor'easter come from the [[northeast]], especially in the coastal areas of the [[Northeastern United States]] and [[Atlantic Canada]]. More specifically, it is a [[low pressure area]] whose center of [[rotation]] is just off the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and whose leading winds in the left forward quadrant rotate onto land from the northeast. The [[precipitation]] pattern is similar to other [[Extratropical cyclone|extratropical storm]]s. Nor'easters also can cause coastal [[flooding]], [[coastal erosion]], [[Beaufort Scale|hurricane force]] winds, and heavy [[snow]]. Nor'easters are associated with [[warm front]]s, [[cold front]]s, or occluded fronts. Nor'easters can occur at any time of the year but are mostly known for their presence in the [[winter]].<ref name=mcwar.org>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcwar.org/NorEasters.pdf |title=Nor'easters: Comprehension, preparation, survival }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Nor'easters can be devastating and damaging, especially in the winter months, when most damage and deaths are from the cold. Nor'easters bring very cold air down from the [[Arctic]]. Nor'easters thrive on the converging [[air mass]]es; that is, the polar cold air mass and the warmer ocean water of the [[Gulf Stream]].<ref name=mcwar.org/> Nor'easters will usually develop between 30° N. and 35° N. == References == <references/> {{weather-s