Major Nor'easter Could Drop 'Historic' Snow in 48 Hours

A fierce Nor'easter storm currently approaching part of New Jersey to Maine is expected to dump over two feet of snow in the next 48 hours.

The storm, known as winter storm Iola, already began to create icy conditions for those travelling on the Interstate 95 Corridor over the weekend, dropping light snow from Washington D.C. up to Philadelphia. As the storm connects with colder weather off the Atlantic, the first Nor'easter of the season is expected to create blizzard-like conditions in New York, New Jersey, and the Northeast, intensifying from late Monday to Tuesday.

As ABC News reports, 1,422 flights were already canceled Monday due to the heightening storm conditions, and an additional 1,012 flights were canceled for Tuesday.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned residents not to take the approaching storm lightly.

"Prepare for something worse than we have seen before. Prepare to be safe. Take every precaution," he said. "Now is the time to get ready for this extreme weather."

De Blasio categorized the blizzard as possibly "one of the top two or three largest storms in the history of this city."

"These are blizzard-type conditions," he said. "We expect easily two feet, even the potential of pressing on towards three feet."

Parts of New Jersey are expecting to see a record 30 or more inches of snow by Tuesday, with white-out conditions that could render visibility to zero.

"Life-threatening conditions and extremely dangerous travel due to heavy snowfall and strong winds, with whiteout conditions," the a blizzard warning from the National Weather Service based in Upton, New York reads. "Secondary and tertiary roads may become impassable. Strong winds may down power lines and tree limbs."