The first of two significant snow storms set to smack the New York metropolitan area this week began Monday morning, turning the a.m. commute into a slushy mess and causing scores of flight delays at Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports.
Snow started falling about 4 a.m. across the region, and forecasters predicted the city could see 4 to 8 inches piling up by 7 p.m.
“Folks that are in New York City for the Super Bowl will face delays as they try to leave town,” meteorologist Mark Leberfinger said on AccuWeather.com.
As of 8:45 a.m., there were already 141 cancellations at Newark – 25 percent of all scheduled departures, according to FlightAware.com. There were another 113 cancellations at LaGuardia and 37 at JFK.
In-bound flights were delayed by three hours at Newark and four at LaGuardia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration Web Site.
Both Metro-North and LIRR trains were reporting weather-related delays as well, according to the MTA’s Web site.
New York City public schools remained open but field trips were cancelled.
Many suburban school districts cancelled classes or had delayed openings.
And another storm is expected to hit Tuesday night and continue into Wednesday morning, bringing more snow inland, with a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet falling on coastal areas and New York City.
New York has already had about 28 inches of snow this winter, compared to an average of about 12 inches by this date.
Temperatures tonight will drop to the lower 30s with 10 to 15 mph winds
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