Winter storm live updates: New York City sees highest daily snowfall in over 2 years

Central Park recorded 3.2 inches of snow.

A snowstorm struck the Northeast on Tuesday, blanketing roads with snow from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to New York to New England.

The fast-moving storm hit Tuesday morning ahead of rush hour and ended Tuesday afternoon.

Suburbs were hit the hardest. New York City and Boston, which were forecast to get 4 to 8 inches, saw just 3.2 inches and 0.1 inch respectively.

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What’s next?

As the nor’easter leaves Tuesday, cold air is moving in, turning the snow on the roads into ice.

Early Wednesday morning, temperatures will plummet to about 25 degrees in New York and Philadelphia and 22 degrees in Boston.

During the day, temperatures will rise to the 30s and 40s this week, and sunshine will help melt Tuesday's snow.

Another round of winter weather is possible in New England by the end of the week.

-ABC News’ Melissa Griffin


New England snowfall totals

In Farmington, Connecticut, a whopping 15.5 inches of snow has been recorded so far.

Foster, Rhode Island, has seen 10 inches of snow, while Dudley, Massachusetts, recorded 8.8 inches.

Boston, where schools were closed as the city braced for 4 to 8 inches of snow, has recorded just 0.1 inch.


Snow totals near New York City

Tuesday’s storm dumped 4.9 inches of snow at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport and 4.2 inches at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Sussex, New Jersey, recorded 15 inches of snow.

In Manhattan, Central Park recorded 3.2 inches of snow -- the park’s highest daily snowfall in more than two years.

New York City is under a travel advisory.

Bridgeport, Connecticut, has seen 7.6 inches of snow and the snow is still falling.

-ABC News' Melissa Griffin



More than 126,000 power outages in Pennsylvania

More than 126,000 customers are without power in Pennsylvania amid the fast-moving snowstorm.

In Philadelphia, public schools opened on a two-hour delay.


50 million Americans on alert for heavy snow

Some 50 million Americans are on alert for heavy snow in the northeastern United States on Tuesday, as a storm is forecast to hit the region in the morning hours before exiting by the afternoon.

It's the first time in two years that the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for New York City.

Rain began changing to snow early Tuesday and much of New York City was already under snow by 5 a.m. ET. The freezing line hadn't quite made it to Philadelphia at that time but was expected to soon.

Since this is a wet snow falling into temperatures that are generally at or above freezing, the initial accumulation on the ground will melt before it starts to stick.

Snowfall rates are expected to be moderate, from 1 to 2 inches per hour, with heavier bands mixed in at times.

Winds are forecast to gust 20 to 40 miles per hour, blowing the snow and reducing visibility. However, due to the wet nature of the snow, blizzard-like conditions were generally not expected and should only be short-lived if they occur at all.

Coastal flooding was also expected to be an issue from Washington, D.C., to Delaware to New Jersey and Long Island and then from Cape Cod to Boston and Portland.

-ABC News' Kenton Gewecke