Nor’easter pounding region, cancelling flights, school

NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful nor’easter pounded the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast early Tuesday, prompting flight cancellations, school closures and warnings from city and state officials to stay off the roads.
The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
The storm was expected to dump 1 to 2 feet of snow on the New York City metro area with wind gusts