Winter storm Hercules causing ‘extensive’ NYC airport delays; school field trips canceled
Many subways running local
Hunker down, Brooklyn! Winter storm Hercules is about to bring near blizzard conditions and the coldest temperatures in years to New York City, according to the National Weather Service, with parts of Brooklyn’s shoreline expected to be hit not only with icy roads and frigid temperatures, but with flooding as well.
By Thursday afternoon, NYC-area airports were already experiencing “excessive” delays, with some Laguardia-bound flights discharging passengers in Delaware, where they were boarded onto to buses to – hopefully — continue their way into the city. Delays averaged five hours at JFK International at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The National Weather Service issued a citywide Winter Storm Warning for New York City from 6 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday, January 3, with 6 – 8 inches of snow predicted.