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Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast

By AAP Newswire

Dec 28, 2025

Snowstorm in New York — A weather emergency has been declared in some parts of the US, with more than 1000 flights cancelled -EPA

More than one thousand flights have been cancelled or delayed across the United States' Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands of people took to roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year's.

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New York City received about 10cm of snow on Friday night into early Saturday — slightly under what some forecasts had predicted. At least 1500 flights were cancelled from Friday night, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. But by the morning, both the roads and the skies were clearing.

The storm was moving from the northwest toward the Southeast, with the largest snowfall in the New York City area reaching more than 15cm in central eastern Long Island. Farther north in the Catskills, communities saw as much as 25cm.

Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports posted snow warnings on X on Friday cautioning that weather conditions could cause flight disruptions.

The National Weather Service warned of hazardous travel conditions from the Great Lakes through the northern mid-Atlantic and southern New England, with the potential for tree damage and power outages.

In Times Square, workers cleared the sludge- and powder-coated streets and footpaths using shovels and snowblowers.

Ahead of the storm, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for more than half of the state. New Jersey also declared a state of emergency.