A band of icy cold winds to the East Coast Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow in New York and New England, while several southern states have made declarations of emergency as the storm caused crashes on slick roads.
Airlines grounded hundreds of flights Sunday along the northeast corridor in anticipation of the storm, affecting major airports, including JFK and Newark in New York. Airlines said more cancellations were likely as the storm progressed. Travel misery began a day earlier in some southern regions, where a rare white Christmas has come with reports of dozens of car accidents.
The North is expected to get the brunt of the storm. Forecasters issued a blizzard warning for New York Sunday and Monday with a forecast of 11 to 16 centimeters of snow and strong winds that will reduce visibility to near zero at times. A blizzard warning was also in effect for Rhode Island and most of eastern Massachusetts including Boston, with forecasters predicting 15 to 20 inches of snow from Sunday 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. A blizzard warning is issued when the snow is accompanied by sustained winds or gusts over 35 mph.
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