Blizzard Predictions Scaled Back for New York

Millions in the Northeast hunkered down Tuesday for what could end up being in some places an historic blizzard.

“This is going to be a significant storm,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned, “It should not be taken lightly.”

Overnight, however, forecasters rolled back some of their most dire predictions about the storm in New York City and Philadelphia. 

Instead of 3 feet of snow and hurricane-force winds they’re predicting two feet and lesser winds in those cities.  The storm now is zeroing in on Boston and many states in the Northeast are still facing blizzard warning.
    
The blizzard is expected to rage all day Tuesday, with most warnings in effect through midnight. After that, hundreds of thousands could lose power – for days.

It's one reason why CBN’s Operation Blessing has set up a response site in Tuckerton, New Jersey.

“We're ready to serve hot meals.  We're ready to do food distributions.  We're also ready to send volunteer teams out to help vulnerable populations like single moms, the elderly, the handicapped,” Jody Herrington-Gettys, Operation Blessing's U.S. director, said.
   
Airline passengers have already felt the brunt of the storm.  The airlines have already canceled more than 5,000 flights from coast to coast.

“They keep pushing us around a little bit.  I mean what are you gonna do? It's 30 inches of snow,” one airline passenger said.

“I'm exhausted, I'm annoyed.  I just want to go home,” another passenger said.
   
It's unlikely that regular airport travel will resume until Wednesday.  For now, millions must wait out the storm and hope for the best.