Difficult Driving, Closed Schools, Canceled Flights: What to Expect From Northeast Snowstorm

Sanitation trucks mounted with snow plows are parked on the west side of Manhattan in New York on Jan. 2, 2014. Peter Morgan/AP Photo

HARTFORD, Conn.—Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack high winds and dump a foot or more of snow in some areas, leading to school closures, warnings against traveling by road and the possible disruption of flights.

The nation’s largest school system in New York City said it was switching classes to remote learning and closing its buildings Tuesday because of the impending storm.