A strong late-season nor'easter has brought significant impacts to parts of New York and Pennsylvania.

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

A nor’easter is about to hit the Northeast in May. That’s very unusual. This disruptive type of coastal storm is more typically seen during winter and rarely happens in May.

Heavy snow fell across Pennsylvania and western Maryland on Saturday afternoon, with an accumulation around 1-2 inches per hour, making for slick roads.

Snow continues to pile up across the Northeast as a quick-hitting nor’easter slams the region. Totals have soared into the double-digits from eastern Pennsylvania to Connecticut.

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

Helping to fuel this nor’easter is a heat dome over Iceland, which drove temperatures in that country near the Arctic Circle to nearly 80 degrees (26.6 degrees Celsius).

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.