Blizzard halts northeast US

Boston, New York, January 27

A blizzard swept across the northeastern United States, dropping more than a foot of snow but falling short of more dire predictions that sent workers and students home, halted thousands of flights and prompted New York officials to ban cars from roads and shut down subway trains.
As day broke on Tuesday, the leaders of New York City, New York state and New Jersey began lifting travel bans imposed the night before, when forecasters warned of a potentially “historic” blizzard that could dump as much as 3 feet (90 cm) of snow and paralyse the east coast.
The National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for New York City, downgrading it to a winter storm warning, but cautioned that snow could fall off and on until midnight.
In Washington, federal offices and city public schools were scheduled to open two hours late, to allow additional travel time. — Reuters