A severe blizzard caused disruption along the Eastern United States in the first few days of the new year.
 It provided snow in municipalities that do not often receive and therefore are not accustomed to handling winter precipitation, such as Georgia and Florida, and accumulated over 2 feet (61 cm) of snow in New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, and Eastern Canada.
 The storm started on January 3, 2018, moving rapidly to the northeast, after which time the system moved east, causing great snowfall.
 The storm was also dubbed as a "historic bomb cyclone".

The blizzard produced snowfall and other forms of frozen precipitation across much of the United States Eastern Seaboard.
As of the WPC's fifth winter storm summary, the highest official snowfall amount recorded is 17.0 in (43 cm) in Cape May Court House, New Jersey; however, a snowfall total of 52 centimetres (20 in) was reported in Bathurst, New Brunswick.
Freezing rain totals peaked at 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in Brunswick, Georgia and near Folkston, Georgia.
At least twenty-two fatalities were attributed to the storm, including at least eight car accident-related deaths.
At least 4,020 flights were cancelled across the United States, with a majority of cancellations caused by the extensive winter storm.
Insurers estimate that claims relating to coastal flooding from the storm will be more than those from snow-related damage.
A severe blizzard caused disruption along the Eastern United States in the first few days of the new year.  It provided snow in municipalities that do not often receive and therefore are not accustomed to handling winter precipitation, such as Georgia and Florida, and accumulated over 2 feet (61 cm) of snow in New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, and Eastern Canada.  The storm started on January 3, 2018, moving rapidly to the northeast, after which time the system moved east, causing great snowfall.  The storm was also dubbed as a "historic bomb cyclone".
The blizzard produced snowfall and other forms of frozen precipitation across much of the United States Eastern Seaboard. As of the WPC's fifth winter storm summary, the highest official snowfall amount recorded is 17.0 in (43 cm) in Cape May Court House, New Jersey; however, a snowfall total of 52 centimetres (20 in) was reported in Bathurst, New Brunswick. Freezing rain totals peaked at 0.5 in (1.3 cm) in Brunswick, Georgia and near Folkston, Georgia. At least twenty-two fatalities were attributed to the storm, including at least eight car accident-related deaths. At least 4,020 flights were cancelled across the United States, with a majority of cancellations caused by the extensive winter storm. Insurers estimate that claims relating to coastal flooding from the storm will be more than those from snow-related damage.
2017–18 North American winter