Summary

  • A blizzard has hit the US north-east overnight, bringing wind gusts as high as 75mph (121km/h) and heavy snow

  • Travel bans in New York City and New Jersey have been lifted after snowfall not as high as predicted

  • New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city "dodged a bullet" but a shutdown was in city's interests

  • Snow is expected to continue to fall north of New York City and into Canada for most of the day

  • Initial snow totals show the storm hit heavily overnight in Long Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts

Live Reporting

Tom Geoghegan and Taylor Kate Brown

  1. Under water

    The storm also brought flooding - including in the coastal town of Scituate, Massachusetts.

    Water floods a street on the coast in Scituate, Massachusetts 27 January 2015AP

  2. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says subway, bus and rail services will start up again at 09:00 local time (14:00 GMT) but expect a Sunday schedule when it gets up and running at noon.

  3. 25ins of snow

    A blizzard warning is still in effect for the rest of the day on Tuesday from southern Connecticut and northwards to Maine. Total precipitation could be as high as 25in, with snow falling two to three inches an hour during parts of the morning. In Boston, snowploughs have worked through the night.

    Snow plows work during a blizzard to clear the streets in the Back Bay neighborhood in the early morning on January 27, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.Getty Images

  4. Boston media reporter Emily Riemer tweets: "The National Guard says Nantucket is completely OFF the grid right now."

  5. According to the latest National Weather Service figures, Boston has seen 14.5ins of snow so far - with snow still falling.

  6. National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Szatkowski tweets " My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public."

    "You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn't. Once again, I'm sorry."

  7. Unusual commute

    A man uses a snowmobile to travel through Boston this morning.

    A man uses a snowmobile to travel along a street before dawn during a winter snowstorm 27 January 2015AP

  8. More than 20,000 people are without power in Massachusetts, CBS reports.

  9. In Massachusetts, snowfall totals were much higher - 13in in Sandwich, 11in in New Bedford, 15.8in in Plymouth and 14.8in in Shrewsbury.

  10. Empty station

    The transport authority in New York has released some photos of what the transit system looks like shut down - including Grand Central Terminal - where trains to Connecticut and upstate New York depart.

    A shut down Grand Central Terminal 27 January 2014MTA

  11. New Jersey has now lifted its travel restrictions.

  12. 'Dodged bullet'

    "This is a better safe than sorry scenario," Mayor Bill de Blasio tells CNN. "We dodged the bullet."

  13. New York City resident Victor LaValle tweets "I prefer that my city was over prepared than under prepared."

  14. Back to work

    Medical researchers and other hospital staff returned to work early on Tuesday morning in Boston, despite the snow.

    Medical researchers Chris Dubois, of Boston, left, and Caitlin DuBois, of Rochester, N.H., behind, not related, walk to work early 27 January 2015AP

  15. The driving ban in New York City has been lifted but "Long Island is a different story", New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tells CNN. Islip Airport, in the middle of the island, received 15in (38cm) of snow.

  16. Eerie Manhattan

    New York city closed roads to non-emergency vehicles at 23:00 local time (04:00 GMT) on Monday night.

    People cross a car-free snow covered seventh avenue in midtown Manhattan in New York City early on 27 January 2015Reuters

  17. High winds

    But the Massachusetts coastline saw wind gusts of over 75mph - and more snow is forecast for later today across New England.

  18. After a day of warnings and forecasts of up to 30in (90cm) of snow, snow totals in New York City and further south appear to be lower than expected.

  19. Welcome to our live page coverage of the the blizzard in the north-east US.