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NEW YORK – A massive late winter snowstorm pummeled the Northeast on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights, causing spinouts on highways, delaying trains and buses and closing school for over a million children from South Carolina to Maine. The same storm hammered the Southeast on Sunday as it made its way north, blanketing Civil War statues and canceling hundreds of church services around the region. By Monday, the storm was dumping snow on Maine, and most areas in the storm's wake expected to see at least 8 to 12 inches of accumulation. The blizzard-like snow — together with sleet, freezing...

March will likely "come in like a lion," as the city could receive up to a foot of snow by tomorrow morning. The city received a dusting of snow this morning, but a northeaster is predicted to bring heavy snows between 6 to 8 p.m. today. Between seven to nine inches of snow are expected by 7 a.m. Monday and a total accumulation of about a foot will occur by noon. Travel will be dangerous throughout the city and the surrounding area from late tonight to 7 a.m. Monday. Airports will likely be closed at points between tonight and Monday...