Snow blankets MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford N.J., site of Sunday night's Super Bowl.
At least Mother Nature held her breath during the Super Bowl.
Snow started falling in the New York City area at 4 a.m. on Monday, just hours after the Super Bowl was played across the Hudson River in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Big Apple should brace for 5-8 inches of snow, said the National Weather Service, which issued a winter storm warning for the city and Long Island. The storm was already wreaking havoc on travel on Monday morning, with more than 1,000 flights being canceled nationally, according to the website FlightAware.
Alternate side of the street parking in New York City has been suspended, an official with the city's Sanitation Department said Monday. The city is utilizing 450 salt spreaders and will likely use 1,500 plows once there is 2 inches of snow accumulation, according to the official. Trash and recycling operations will be put on hold.
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Sports and after-school activities in the Big Apple were canceled.
Snow was seen falling at an empty MetLife Stadium on Monday morning, not long after the Seahawks dismantled the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII.
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Those attending the big game may experience trouble getting back home. As of Monday morning, 350 flights from Newark Airport and 250 from LaGuardia were canceled. Cancellations at Kennedy Airport were minimal, according to a Port Authority official.
In Philadelphia and Baltimore, rain will change into snow during the day, making for a messy commute, according to AccuWeather.com.
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Schools in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania were closed in preparation for the storm.
'A swath of 6-12 inches of snow is expected from parts of West Virginia, through southern Pennsylvania and into central New Jersey,' AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Matt Rinde said.
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The same storm already dumped a foot in northwest Texas and 8 inches in the Ohio Valley, according to AccuWeather.
The latest winter storm comes one day after Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck declared on Groundhog Day that winter would last six more weeks.
With Ben Chapman and News Wire Services
dboroff@nydailynews.com
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