US weather: NYC covered in 5 inches of snow, grounding flights and closing schools
Various US airports face delays after the winter storm
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A winter storm has caused widespread disruption after hitting states across the US Northeast overnight, covering cities in snow and closing schools down.
As the storm's effects gave way to sunshine in New York and Connecticut, residents began shovelling sidewalks and removing tree debris that had fallen into roads and public throughways.
In Boston and areas around that city, a similar effort was undertaken after the storm dropped as much 16in in some places.
Meanwhile, school children were off in cities like New York, where Mayor Bill de Blasio announced closures on Sunday evening. Hundreds of snow ploughs were deployed in the city to keep the streets clared.
Before making it to the northeast, the storm dropped several inches of snow on the Midwest. It was the expected to drop between 6in and 12in from portions of central Pennsylvania on northward along the coast.
The heaviest snowfalls were expected in New England, and freezing temperatures were expected through the week.
The storm also impacted travel, with buses and planes being delayed from major terminals, including New York's John F Kennedy International Airport.
Read along for our updates as they came in
Please allow a moment for the liveblog to load
About 5 inches of snow fell in Central Park last night. Although this is a bit less than forecasters had been predicting, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio closed schools and suspended alternate-side street parking rules.
And it's not just NYC; hundreds of schools throughout the states have been closed today, or school buses delayed because of the storm.
Here's a picture of someone cutting away a tree that fell across Riverside Drive during the snow storm in upper Manhattan.
Credit: Reuters / Mike Segar
Not everyone in New York is as taken by the snow that caused the city to shut down its schools.
Here's a very nice picture of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, via the BBC.
Plenty of snow to go around in the US today, but someone in Utah is seeing the positive side of it all:
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments