Bad weather has been wreaking havoc throughout the Northeast over the last few days, from extreme cold to significant accumulations of snow. New York City and its surrounding areas were hit with a noteworthy amount of the white stuff overnight into Sunday, causing travel to be impacted.
Several airports were affected by the sizable storm, with LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York hit the hardest.
Traffic snarled at LaGuardia
According to the New York Post, LaGuardia remained under a ground stop as of noon Sunday, with flight delays up to six hours.
Additionally, 322 incoming and outgoing LaGuardia flights have been canceled, with 447 delayed as of 2:45 p.m. ET, per FlightAware.
“Weather conditions have caused LGA Airport flight disruptions. Check with your airline to determine the status of your flight,” the official LaGuardia X/Twitter account said.
Other area flight hubs strained as well
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was experiencing delays of up to three hours, according to PIX11. The Essex County facility also has the second-most delays and cancelations in the country Sunday, trailing only LaGuardia.
JFK International Airport, LaGuardia’s neighbor, also had delays of multiple hours and was under a ground stop for much of the morning, per the Post.
“Due to snow or ice, this is causing some arriving flights [into JFK] to be delayed an average of three hours and 16 minutes, not exceeding four hours and 53 minutes,” the Federal Aviation Administration said, via the Daily Mail.
A ground stop was also issued at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
How much snow fell in New York, New Jersey?
As of Sunday morning, just under four inches of snow had landed in New York City, with totals up to six inches on parts of Long Island, according to CBS News.
Some areas in Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey saw eight inches of snow, per NJ.com, with more northern locations in the neighborhood of 5-to-7 inches.
