A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning.

A winter storm packing a frosty ‌mix ​of snow and ice bore down ‌on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and ​prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations.

A strong winter storm barreled into the Northeast on Friday night, dumping snow and crippling travel plans across major airport hubs and interstates along the I-95 corridor.

A strong winter storm is barreling into the Northeast and forecast to blanket major cities and several states across the region in snow Friday night, triggering a state of emergency in New Jersey and raising travel concerns for holiday travelers as over 60 million Americans brace for significant weather amid weekend festivities and post-Christmas travel.

More than 1,500 flights have been canceled so far on Friday, with New York City's three airports and the Philadelphia International Airport hit the hardest. New Jersey and New York are under state of emergencies.

Ice storm and winter storm warnings have been issued across the Northeast as a powerful snowstorm slams into the East Coast on Friday. Follow Newsweek live.

More than 60 million people across the U.S. are under winter weather alerts as a powerful storm system targets the Northeast after Christmas, while a separate atmospheric river continues to batter California with flooding rain,

NEW YORK - A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning.