A storm packing blizzard conditions spun up the East Coast early Tuesday pounding parts of coastal New Jersey northward through Maine with high winds and heavy snow.
While the storm failed to live up to predictions in some areas, eastern Long Island north through Massachusetts and Maine were expected to fare the worst, with 1 to 3 feet of snow, punishing hurricane-force winds and the possibility of some coastal flooding.
Some areas of Massachusetts received more than a foot of snow by early Tuesday; Plymouth had almost 16 inches, Shrewsbury almost 15, and Sandwich had 13 inches of snow.
In Maine and New Hampshire, a state of emergency has been declared, and government offices in both states are closed Tuesday.
Parts of Long Island are dealing with hazardous conditions, with snow falling 2 inches per hour. Islip had 14.7 inches of snow by early Tuesday. Blizzard warnings were lifted for New York City and New Jersey early Tuesday.
Sections of New York were forecast to see from 10 to 20 inches of snow, and a 60-mile stretch of the New York Thruway in the Hudson Valley remained closed. In Hartford, Connecticut, up to a foot of snow was expected, while Philadelphia and central New Jersey were spared the brunt of the storm and expected to get about 6 inches.
Gusty winds blew through the northeast, with sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph.
Flights cancelled
More than 7,700 flights in and out of the Northeast are cancelled, and many of them may not take off again until Wednesday.
Flight tracking website Flightaware.com reports 132 cancellations at Orlando International Airport Tuesday and eight delays.
Orlando is also acting as a parking lot for planes from different airlines. Overnight Monday, 31 planes were stored at the airport so they are ready to go once conditions improve.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this story