Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm set to arrive on Sunday threatened to make a mess of the start of a new week.

A powerful blizzard has brought New York City and Long Island to a standstill, dumping feet of snow and triggering states of emergency. Travel bans are in effect as the region grapples with dangerous whiteout conditions and heavy snowfall,

Southern Connecticut registered wind chills almost as low as minus-30 on Sunday morning, as temperatures once again dropped below zero. The dangerously low wind chills over the weekend were caused by an arctic air mass that arrived last week along with a brief winter storm.

Blizzard warnings have been issued for New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut as a powerful storm approaches the East Coast, bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds this weekend.

Connecticut's northeast corner was among the hardest hit areas in the state during the snowstorm. Advertisement. About Our Ads

Double-digit snow totals have been reported across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as a major blizzard continues to hit the area.

Footage and images shared on social media show New York City caked in snow as a powerful nor’easter storm strikes the U.S. East Coast with blizzard conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said the major winter storm would bring “widespread,

New York City residents woke up on Monday (February 23) to face blizzard conditions. The powerful winter storm forced school closures and pushed offices and transit systems onto emergency schedules, with officials across the region warning of heavy snow,