Overview
- New York and New Jersey maintained emergency measures, with a New York City travel advisory and commercial‑vehicle restrictions on several New Jersey interstates.
- Heavy bands produced rapid snowfall rates overnight, with 5–11 inches forecast for parts of New York City, Long Island and northeast New Jersey, and locally higher totals in the Hudson Valley.
- The Weather Prediction Center flagged a corridor of sleet and freezing rain from the Great Lakes into Pennsylvania and the Mid‑Atlantic, including an ice storm warning in western Pennsylvania and risks of tree damage and power outages.
- FlightAware tracked more than 1,600 U.S. cancellations and over 7,800 delays on Friday, with hundreds more flights canceled for Saturday as major airlines issued change‑fee waivers.
- Winter storm alerts stretched from the Northeast to the Rockies and Alaska, and forecasters expect a rain‑focused system Sunday night followed by a surge of Arctic air into early next week.