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The storm began Saturday and brought up to several inches of
snow in the New York-New Jersey metro area, the region's first
significant snowfall of the season. Light snow fell over parts
of New England. The storm was expected to weaken by Sunday
night, followed by arctic conditions with overnight windchill
temperatures at or plummeting below zero degrees (-18 Celsius).
Crews and contractors were out plowing and treating roads in New
Jersey, where the state Department of Transportation advised
people to avoid unnecessary travel. Salt spreaders and plows
worked overnight to clear snow from roads and bike lanes, the
New York City Department of Sanitation posted online.
Pennsylvania temporarily reduced speed limits on interstates to
45 mph (72 kph).
There were over 1,000 flights delayed and more than 100
cancellations at U.S. airports due to the weather, according to
the flight tracking site FlightAware.
Meanwhile, a blastic of arctic air swept south from Canada and
into parts of the northern U.S. The National Weather Service in
Chanhassen, Minnesota, said Sunday was the coldest morning of
the season so far. It was -10 degrees (-23 C) at
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, with temperatures
as low as -22 (-30 C) in some communities.
In the Pacific Northwest, which has seen catastrophic flooding
that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, more rain and
wind was expected in the region as early as late Sunday,
forecasters said.
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