Schools closed in Boston and officials told people to stay off roads across many states. Rain began turning to snow ahead of the morning commute in New York.
What forecasters described as “life-threatening winter weather” closed schools and disrupted commerce. Intense cold was expected to spread across the country, and to freeze football fans.
With darkness falling and the storm’s heaviest effects still to come, New Yorkers covered themselves, their children and their pets against the soggy conditions.