A fierce winter storm brings harsh snowfall, wind and whiteout conditions across the northeast. Millions are experiencing travel bans and power outages amid the bomb cyclone.

A state of emergency was also declared in Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, with officials in several states urging people to avoid venturing out. More than 5,000 flights in and out of the United States were canceled for Monday, with New York City and Boston seeing the most cancellations and delays.

Elsewhere in New York, the latest snow totals in the New York area have been measured at nearly 20 inches in Suffolk County, 17 inches in Nassau County, 16 inches in Kings County, 15 inches in Bronx County and over a foot in Westchester, Rockland and Richmond counties.

New York City will have a regular snow day on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, due to the nor'easter and forecast for towering snowfall totals.

Across the US, more than 200,000 homes and businesses are without power - while New York City bans non-essential travel.

A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.

A blizzard warning remains in effect through late Monday, Feb. 23, for New York City and much of the region as the system drops several feet of snow.

New York City and Long Island are being hit hard with snow today. As of 8 a.m. Monday, the most snow reported so far was 20 inches in Suffolk County on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service.

While much of the northeast of the United States watches mounds of snow accumulate outside their windows, something else is piling up pretty quickly as well.

It's not just snow plows clearing streets in New York. The city had 575 emergency snow shovelers on the job overnight. They cleared 1,500 crosswalks, 400 fire hydrants and 900 bus stops, according to the New York Times.