Summary

  • A powerful winter storm is barrelling across the north-eastern US, bringing the highest snowfall in two years

  • Some areas have recorded up to 15in (38cm) of snow, and there are flood warnings and strong winds forecast

  • Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled because of the strong Nor’easter

  • Schools in New York City and Boston were either closed for the day or had students attend remotely

Live Reporting

Edited by Brandon Livesay and Lisa Lambert

  1. In pictures: NYC wakes to blanket of snow

    New York City has woken to snowfall as the winter storm hits - commuters in Manhattan wrapped up on Tuesday morning.

    A snow-covered delivery worker is seen in New York City on Tuesday morningReuters
    A woman walks through the snowfall in Times Square, NYC, on Tuesday morningGetty Images
    A snowy train arrives at a station in NYC on Tuesday morningGetty Images
    A cyclist in Times Square on Tuesday morningGetty Images

  2. What does the forecast say?

    A woman walks in snow in New York on Tuesday morningGetty Images

    The winter storm is threatening parts of Pennsylvania all the way up to Massachusetts, affecting major cities such as New York and Boston.

    The forecast includes 15-25mph (24-40km/h) winds, with gusts up to 40mph.

    The system could dump up to 6in (15cm) of snow on New York City and 6-8in on Boston.

    Parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already accumulated over 6in of snow, like Wantage Township, New Jersey, which has 7in already.

    Snowfall in New York City was expected to taper by Tuesday afternoon.

    Cities south of New York City - such as Washington DC and Philadelphia - were experiencing a wintry mix of rain and snow.

  3. Watch: Winter storm sweeping over the north-east

    Satellite images show storm sweeping across northeast

  4. Where are there winter storm warnings?

    Tens of millions of Americans are under winter storm warnings as of Tuesday morning.

    It is the first such warning for New York City since January 2022.

    The advisory includes parts of the immediate surrounding area, such as Long Island and New Jersey.

    All of Connecticut and Rhode Island are under winter storm warnings, as well as most of Massachusetts and parts of central and eastern Pennsylvania.

  5. Flight cancellations mount at New York airports

    File image of de-icing at LaGuardia airportGetty Images

    Hundreds of flights from New York City's three main airports have been cancelled amid the snow storm.

    More than 330 flights have been scrapped as of 09:00 EST across La Guardia, JFK and Newark airports, according to FlightAware data.

    LaGuardia is by far the worst affected airport, the data shows, with more than 226 cancellations.

    Dozens of flights are also showing delays - though some of the cancellations may have been made to limit the impact on the busiest routes.

    Elsewhere, some 119 flights have been cancelled out of Boston's Logan International Airport, according to FlightAware.

  6. Welcome

    Brandon Livesay
    Reporting from New York

    Snow falling on statues in New York

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of a massive snow storm rolling across the north-east US.

    Forecasters say it could be the biggest snow event in the region for more than two years.

    I took this photo on my way into our office, in New York. Snow here is falling at nearly 1-2 inches an hour. And it’s about to ramp up.

    We’re expecting travel chaos, potential power outages and there are flood and high wind warnings in place.

    Stick with us.