A powerful winter storm is sweeping across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday, and forecasters expect the harsh conditions to continue into Monday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) says the system will bring heavy snow from the northern mid-Atlantic into the Northeast from Sunday evening through Monday. Snowfall rates could reach 2 to 3 inches per hour at times, with total accumulations ranging from 1 to 2 feet, according to the NWS.
The agency also warns that the “combination of heavy snowfall and strong winds will result in blizzard conditions along coastal areas from the DelMarVa Peninsula through southeastern New England.”
Forecasters expect wind gusts between 40 and 70 miles per hour from coastal New Jersey into southeastern New England.
Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have declared states of emergency, affecting more than 60 million people. Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts are also under blizzard warnings, impacting over 35 million residents.
Maryland has declared a state of preparedness, and most of Virginia is expected to see snow through Monday morning. In Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wrote Sunday on the social platform X that 2 to 4 inches of snow could accumulate overnight into Monday, with possible winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour.
Bowser added that the District’s snow team would deploy at 12 p.m. EST Sunday.
In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) declared a local state of emergency on Sunday. He posted on X that officials will close all streets, highways and bridges to cars, trucks, scooters and e-bikes from 9 p.m. EST Sunday until 12 p.m. EST Monday, allowing only essential and emergency travel.
New York City Public Schools will observe a snow day on Monday, with no remote learning. The city has opened warming centers, and officials have suspended alternate side parking for the day.
Meanwhile, flight disruptions continue to mount. More than 6,100 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been delayed so far Sunday, and over 3,300 have been canceled, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. For Monday, airlines have already canceled more than 5,000 U.S. flights.
According to FlightAware, the five airports reporting the highest number of canceled flights are John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport. The tracker does not specify whether weather or other issues, such as maintenance, caused the cancellations.
On Capitol Hill, both chambers of Congress have delayed votes from Monday to Tuesday because of the storm, according to NewsNation’s Joe Khalil.
The Office of Personnel Management also announced that federal agencies in the D.C. area will operate on a two-hour delayed schedule Monday. Employees may choose unscheduled leave or telework.
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