The latest
• Potentially historic snow: A high-impact bomb cyclone is hours away from crippling parts of the Northeast with blizzard conditions. Two feet of snow is possible, with well over a foot forecast in Philadelphia, New York City and Boston the most in years for some.
• Impossible travel: Treacherous whiteout conditions will threaten over 40 million in the region starting Sunday, prompting warnings to stay off roads, public transit pauses and travel bans. Around 7,500 flights have already been canceled, according to FlightAware.
• State of emergency in NYC: A citywide travel ban will go into effect Sunday evening as it stares down blizzard conditions and what could be its biggest snowstorm in years. The city also canceled school Monday, its first proper snow day since 2019.
