Over 400 N.Y.-area flights cut; some schools closed, streets turn to slush A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain iced over roads, driveways and sidewalks from Delaware up into New England on Tuesday - making for a slippery and sometimes dangerous morning commute that also saw hundreds of flight cancellations.
"Terrifying" was how Tomoko Takushi, a graphic designer in Philadelphia, described her walk to work on the ice-glazed sidewalks.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm advisory until 1 p.m. ET in New York City. The area got 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet by early morning. It was followed by ice before turning to rain by late morning.
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news about the economySlightly more accumulations were forecast for parts of northeastern New Jersey, Rockland and Westchester counties and the lower Hudson Valley.
"Travel will be extremely hazardous" for commuters, the weather service said. "Then one- to two-tenths of an inch of ice are expected on top of the snow and sleet," it added.
Speed limits were lowered on highways from Delaware to New Jersey.
Hundreds of schools up and down the East Coast were closed or having delayed starts, including the Washington, D.C. area, eastern New York and southern Vermont.
Below's a look at some of the other weather headaches.
