Winter storm brings travel chaos to Northeast as ground stop halts flights at major airports - More than 1,000 flights delayed at JFK in New York City amid snow storm

A winter storm is bearing down on the Big Apple with local authorities warning to prepare for travel chaos as the city sees the first measurable amount of snow this winter

New York City’s first accumulating snow is looking like a near certainty this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for New York City, Long Island and much of Central and South New Jersey for Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Snow fell across NYC, NJ and parts of Connecticut, with several inches of accumulation expected.

New York City and the Northeast will likely see a dollop of snow late Monday into Tuesday from a storm rising up from the US Gulf coast, even as a record-breaking system pulls away from Chicago and the Midwest.

The CBS News New York First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Day for Tuesday due to a coastal storm that will bring heavy rain and snow to the region.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The five boroughs were placed under a weather alert for the weekend by the Office of Emergency Management on Saturday. It comes as the National Weather Service warns of hazardous weather from a fast-moving snowstorm expected to hit the city beginning Saturday around 10 p.

In anticipation of the fast-moving coastal storm, New York City Emergency Management has issued a weather alert that will remain in effect from Saturday through Sunday. The snow-packed system is forecast to develop south of the city late on Saturday before proceeding offshore Sunday afternoon.

Some flights into JFK Airport spent hours taxiing before they could park at a gate, with over 1,400 flights in the area disrupted.