The first nor'easter of 2021 is expected to bring up to two feet of snow to New York City and other parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. Follow here for the latest forecast and live updates.
New York City s JFK airport cancels all flights for today due to storm
From CNN s Rob Frehse
All commercial flights at New York s John F. Kennedy Airport have been canceled for today, the New York City Emergency Management announced Monday afternoon.
Officials directed customers to contact their airlines for further information about rebooking.
share with Facebook
CNN s Bill Weir answers your questions on the massive snowstorm
The first major winter storm of 2021 blasted New York City and other parts of the the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday, snarling transportation, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites and threatening the biggest storm surge since Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Orlena has ALREADY dumped two feet of snow and is still going: 2,000 flights are cancelled, cities are flooded, woman freezes to death outside her house and three are shot dead during row over shovelling as monster Nor easter batters East Coast
New York City s Central Park has recorded more than a foot of snow as of Monday evening
Snowfall is expected to continue through Tuesday with forecasters predicting around two feet in total
The first victim of the storm was named as 67-year-old Patricia Becker
Becker, who suffered with Alzheimer s disease, reportedly wandered away from her home and was found dead of hypothermia on an Allentown street Monday morning
Updated on: February 2, 2021 / 7:07 AM / CBS NEWS Deadly storm pummels East Coast with heavy snow
A winter storm is impacting nearly 70 million Americans, pummeling major cities with snow, including New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. The storm warnings currently stretch from northern Georgia to Maine.
So far, northern and central New Jersey have already been hit with nearly 2 feet of snow and another foot could fall by Tuesday evening.
Heavy snow, gusts topping 60 mph and white-out conditions have caused numerous accidents and grounded more than 1,600 from Washington, D.C., to Boston. The storm has also knocked out power and forced COVID-19 vaccination sites to shut down across D.C., Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.