Thousands of flights canceled as winter storm arrives in Northeast

A significant winter storm will pummel much of the Northeast from Sunday to Monday. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency and a travel ban as the storm bore down. The National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions and up to 20 inches of snow over the next 24 hours, with parts of New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts possibly seeing up to 25 inches.

"The state of emergency closes the streets, highways, and bridges of New York City for all traffic," Mamdami said. The travel ban begins at 9 p.m. Sunday and lasts until 12 p.m. on Monday. US airlines are canceling and delaying thousands of flights. As of Sunday afternoon, airlines had canceled over 3,000 flights and delayed over 2,900, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.

New York City's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports have the highest number of cancellations, followed by Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, and Boston Logan.

United States, Northeast

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