Overview
- The rapidly intensifying winter storm brought blizzard conditions, with widespread snowfall of roughly 14–24 inches and gusts strong enough to down trees and power lines across the I‑95 corridor.
- Air travel was severely disrupted, with more than 5,500 U.S. flights canceled by late Monday morning after over 4,000 on Sunday, led by New York–area and Boston airports, according to FlightAware.
- Poweroutage trackers reported widespread failures, including about 250,000 customers without electricity in Massachusetts and more than 130,000 in New Jersey as wet, heavy snow and high winds strained infrastructure.
- States from the Mid‑Atlantic to New England declared emergencies, closed schools, restricted road travel, and mobilized resources, including the deployment of National Guard units and thousands of plows and utility crews.
- New York City ended its nonessential travel ban on Monday while cautioning that many roads remain slick and that additional snow, strong gusts, and coastal flooding risks could prolong dangerous conditions into Tuesday.