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New York shuts down as winter storm blasts US

– Commuters’ nightmare –

The worst snow was expected to fall overnight, which combined with dangerous winds of up to 112 kilometres an hour will paralyze swaths of the northeast US coast.

As well as blizzard warnings, flood warnings are also in effect, with officials warning against power outages and falling trees.

Cuomo called out several hundred National Guard for New York and Long Island, which juts out into the Atlantic.

At 11pm he announced the travel ban on all roads in 13 counties had become into effect and that the city’s MTA public transit had been suspended until further notice.

Those caught out on the roads after the cut-off point would be liable for fines, Cuomo said.

Officials said virtually all flights at New York’s LaGuardia airport would be cancelled Tuesday and that John F. Kennedy International Airport would also see significant cancellations.

Boston’s Logan international airport will see no flights from Monday evening until Wednesday afternoon.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it would be “most likely to be one of the largest blizzards in the history of New York City.”

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Weather reports later indicated snowfall would likely fall short of the city’s record 68 centimetres following a 16-hour storm in February 2006.

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