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Storm blankets United States Northeast in snow, closing schools and grounding flights

An effective, fastmoving winter season storm was dumping heavy snow on the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, developing an unpleasant commute for countless Americans, while requiring schools to close and ruining air travel throughout the region.

More than 30 million people from West Virginia northeast into New England were under a winter season storm warning as the Nor'easter pounded parts of the location with as much as 6 inches ( 15 cm) of heavy, damp snow overnight, the National Weather condition Service stated.

In New York City City, the nation's most populous city, rain turned to snow in the early morning hours. The city was expected to get as much of 7 inches of snow throughout the day, making for treacherous driving conditions.

Snowfall rates of approximately 2 inches an hour were taking place throughout the Lower Hudson Valley, the New York City Emergency Situation Management stated on X.

These bands will shift south over the next couple of hours through about midday, resulting in rapidly covered roadways and harmful driving conditions, the agency stated, prompting drivers to exercise care.

Other parts of the area might get as much as 12 inches of snow before the storm races east and out of the area later in the day. Boston could get 9 inches of snow, triggering the city's. mayor to state a state of emergency situation.

School districts across the area canceled in-person. classes for the day, including New york city City, which was holding. classes remotely for its 1 million trainees.

The storm brings a conclusive end to a snow drought in New. York City that lasted almost two years. The snowless stretch,. which exacerbated concerns over worldwide warming, officially. concluded in mid-January, when an Arctic blast dropped about 1.4. inches - little more than a cleaning - in Manhattan's Central. Park.

Tuesday's snow is anticipated to easily leading that snowfall,. producing conditions for sledding and snowball battles, albeit. briefly.

More than 900 fights from and to New york city's LaGuardia,. Boston Logan International and Newark Liberty International. airports were either delayed or canceled, according to. Flightaware.com.

Strong end up to 40 miles per hour

(source: Reuters)