A major winter storm is making post-Christmas road travel extremely dangerous in parts of the Northeast, and the storm is set to bring the most snow to New York City in years.
The storm is also impacting flights. More than 1,400 flights have been canceled so far on Friday, with New York City’s three airports and the Philadelphia International Airport hit the hardest.
A person walks across 7th Avenue in front of Times Square during a snowfall, December 14, 2025, in New York City.
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On Friday morning, the freezing rain moved into Pennsylvania and covered roads across the state with dangerous ice. An ice storm warning is in place in parts of western Pennsylvania, where numerous power outages and downed trees are possible.
On the north side of the storm, where temperatures are cold enough to create snow instead of ice, heavy snow will hit parts of New York, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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The heaviest snow is moving into the tristate area Friday afternoon and will continue through the night, making travel difficult from Philadelphia to New York City to Albany, New York.
The snow will reach New York City around 5 p.m. Friday and will continue overnight, ending around 7 a.m. New York City is forecast to get about 7 inches of snow — the most snow in nearly four years.
People walk over the Gapstow Bridge in Central Park during a snowfall on December 14, 2025, in New York City.
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Children go sledding in Central Park on December 14, 2025 in New York City.
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Six to 10 inches of snow is possible from upstate New York to Long Island.
Philadelphia can expect 1 to 3 inches of snow along with a glaze of ice, making travel challenging on Friday night.
New Jersey is under a state of emergency, while New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told New York ABC station WABC that the state has snowplows and utility crews on standby.
