"With up to a foot (30.5 centimeters) of snow expected in New York, accompanied by powerful windgusts, schools were closed. More than a foot of the white stuff was expected in Boston.Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to stay off the roads and take the storm "very seriously. "Anticipate travel and economic impacts today and tonight with accumulating snow and white-out conditions. Expect downed trees and powerlines resulting in scattered to widespread outages. "Virginians living in the impacted areas should stay off the roadways to allow local and state road crews and first responders to do their jobs safely and efficiently," he said.

Source: Times of India January 04, 2018 17:47 UTC