Storm dumps wet snow on NYC as hundreds of flights canceled

A winter storm descended on the US Northeast on Tuesday, dropping wet snow on New York City while snarling commutes, shutting schools and canceling hundreds of flights. About 2 to 3 inches has fallen in New York City, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of the lower Hudson Valley received close to a foot, while Long Island got up to 6 inches. The system is dumping snow on parts of the region while other places get only rain, said Bob Oravec, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center. “There is a real sharp cut off from heavy snow to nothing,” Oravec said. The snow is starting to taper off west of the city and will end throughout the region later Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid-30s F (1 C) Wednesday under sunny skies and that will get the melting started, said Bryan Ramsey, a meteorologist with the weather service. Hundreds of flights have been canceled into and out of the region’s airports — including LaGuardia, Boston Logan and Newark Liberty International — according to FlightAware.com. <br/>