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N.Y.C. Weather: Snow and Sleet Could Cause Havoc for TravelersThe weather is causing delays of up to two and a half hours at New York area airports. Monday's commute is also likely to be affected. Bundle up, New Yorkers, because it's official: Winter has arrived.A storm delivering up to a foot of snow to parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey is expected to land in the region on Sunday morning and continue through Monday night. New York City officials have warned that the storm will affect people's travels home after the Thanksgiving holiday and will make for a messy Monday commute. New York City and Long Island are expected to see about three to six inches of snow. Travelers flying to Newark, La Guardia and John F. Kennedy Airports can expect delays of between one to two and a half hours."I urge you to take extra precautions when traveling. You could face messy conditions on Sunday, so exercise caution and give yourself lots of extra travel time," Deanne Criswell, the city's emergency management commissioner, said in a statement on Saturday night. "For Monday's commute, I encourage you to use mass transit where possible as the roads could look different from when you leave home in the morning."The National Weather Service predicts the snow will begin on Sunday morning before turning into rain by Sunday afternoon. By midday Monday, the wintry mix will return to snow, forecasters said. The agency has issued storm warnings for much of the lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and northeast New Jersey, which could see one to two inches of snowfall per hour for parts of Sunday and Monday. "We want everybody to take it safe today before the worst of it hits us," said New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy at a news conference on Sunday morning. Travelers should not expe
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