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A severe winter storm with winds of up to 40 miles per hour blanketed the northeastern United States with snow on Tuesday morning, creating treacherous driving conditions for millions of Americans, forcing schools to close and wreaking havoc on air travel.
In New York, the country's most populous city, rain turned to snow early in the morning.
The city was expected to receive up to 8 inches of snow throughout the day, creating hazardous driving conditions.
The storm ended a “snow drought” in the city that lasted nearly two years and caused more than 1,000 LaGuardia, Boston Logan International and Newark Liberty International flights to be delayed or canceled.
About 155,000 homes and businesses were without power in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia.
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