Snow totals for NYC area are record breaking. Live updates as storm cleanup begins
Here's what to know as cleanup from the massive winter storm starts
- Snow showers are impacting the Tri-State Area Monday morning and afternoon. Expect messy and slushy roads, which will stick around as the snow isn't expected to melt any time soon. A cold pattern with air from the Arctic Circle settled into the northeastern U.S.
- Snow totals in New York City were record-breaking. The most snow ever recorded for Jan. 25 fell in Central Park, totalling 11.4 inches.
- NYC subways are seeing delays, but subways and buses will be back to their normal schedules. The NJ Transit service will resume in phases. The LIRR and Metro-North Railroad are on weekend schedules.
Mount Vernon mayor encourages kids to play outside during snow day
Westchester County students have a snow day Monday.
Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard encouraged kids to make the most out of the day and enjoy the time outside.
"Find something, even an old lunch tray, something. Go to the park, slide down the hill, not into traffic. But, children, this is the perfect day to get out and make snowmen, snow angels," she said.
NYC-area airports still seeing delays, cancellations
LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports are dealing with more than 1,000 delays and cancellations.
Flights at LaGuardia were halted Sunday afternoon, and the airport was closed until around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Dangerous morning commute as sidewalks, roads covered in snow, ice
Sidewalks and roads are slippery due to the snow and ice.
It will be difficult for drivers to get out of parking spots and challenging for pedestrians as they navigate these conditions.
Snow banks created by the passing plows have buried bus stops. Stairs leading down to subways are hazardous as they are covered in snow.
Snow showers around NYC with frigid temperatures
Light snow is coming down as the winter storm is still impacting the Tri-State Area.
Monday morning feels-like temperatures will be in the single digits and teens. By lunchtime, snow showers will be north and east.
In the afternoon, there will be breaks of sun but still cold with highs in the upper 20s.
Tonight will be frigid and blustery, feeling like -10° to 0°.
NJ Transit services to resume in phases
NJ Transit will gradually restore to normal service on Monday.
Newark Light Rail, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and River LINE are operating on a normal weekday schedule.
NJ Transit posted photos showing its workers clearing snow, de-icing and plowing its facilities.
The agency is monitoring roadway conditions to see when bus and Access Link service will resume. They also have to inspect infrastructure at its 165 rail stations.
Customers are encouraged to check NJTransit.com or the NJ Transit mobile app for the latest updates.
Freezing temperatures are here to stay
A very cold pattern, featuring air straight from the Arctic Circle, has settled into the northeastern U.S. and will be here through at least early February.
Temperatures are not expected to rise above freezing during this time, and we may even challenge or set a record for the longest number of days below freezing.
A Cold Weather Advisory will go into effect at 7 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Wednesday for Northwest, Central and Coastal New Jersey. Feels like temperatures will be -10° to -5°.
How much snow fell?
The total snowfall broke daily records in some areas.
With a tally of 11.4 inches in Central Park, that was the most snow ever recorded for the date of Jan. 25. Every single one of our local climate reporting sites set new daily records for snowfall.
Bridgeport, Conn., shattered its record with a 14.5-inch total, besting the 4-inch record from 2000.
Double-digit totals were quite common across the region, especially across northern New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley.
New City, N.Y., had the highest total with 17.6 inches.