Overview
- Roughly 1,700 to 1,800 U.S. flights were canceled and thousands more delayed, with New York City’s airports accounting for a large share as airlines issued weather waivers.
- Snow totals of about 5 to 9 inches are forecast across much of the tri-state region, with localized bands up to roughly a foot and snowfall rates reaching 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight.
- New Jersey declared a statewide emergency and New York issued emergency declarations and advisories, while NYC urged residents to limit travel and agencies pre-positioned crews.
- An ice storm warning in western Pennsylvania called for around 0.2 to 0.3 inches of ice with likely tree damage and power outages, and commercial vehicle restrictions were implemented in New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania.
- The storm’s reach extends from the Northeast to the Rockies and Alaska, and forecasters expect a fast-moving follow-on system late Sunday into Monday to bring rain to the I-95 corridor before a colder Arctic surge.