What's a "Nor'easter"?

[bayoudave]

Sorry to hear that you guys in the Northeast are battling with all that snow. Can't imagine feet of the stuff. I love to see a few inches when we get it every few years but feet of it, no thanks. Sunshine and 70 here yesterday, just feeling your pain.

[Bikerbozo]

We have some extra snow on the way. I will be more than happy to box it up and ship it down south. A Nor'easter is just a storm travelling in a North East direction, at a strong intensity.

[leo3wheel]

Nor'easter is a strong storm in the Northeast with wind often coming from northeast. Storm comes from sea and spirals back over land.

[rhino 2]

It's just a storm that runs up the coast North and East ..
Some day some weather person will come up with a cute name for them.
So far Polar Vortex and Super storm among others are taken....

[Jonesy]

Its like Leo says, a storm that the center is off the cape cod area, and the winds whip counter clock-wise from the northeast over new England. Some reason the snow is heavier when this occurs.