NEW YORK: New York City and New Jersey announced travel bans, airlines canceled thousands of flights and even Broadway shows were canceled Sunday evening as a fierce winter storm bore down on the Northeastern US, prompting blizzard warnings from Maryland to Massachusetts. Snow began falling in New Jersey and New York as the storm moved northward. The National Weather Service said 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) of snow was possible in many areas, along with heavy winds. Visibility in many areas was expected to be a quarter-mile (400 meters) or less.

Blizzard warnings are in the forecast for New York City, southern Connecticut and part of Delaware.

Blizzard warnings were issued for New York City and communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm was set to arrive on Sunday.