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Less than a week after Winter Storm Juno brought heavy snow, gusting winds and coastal flooding to the Northeast, Winter Storm Linus is wreaking havoc across the region and causing headaches for travelers as they begin the workweek.
According to Weather.com, the storm will bring heavy snow to parts of New England (up to a foot or more in places) as well as freezing rain in and around the New York City area on Monday.
So far, close to 3,000 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled for Monday as of 10 a.m. ET, according to FlightAware.com.
More than 800 of those cancellations are at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, which was blanketed with a whopping 19.3 inches of snow over the weekend. According to Weather.com, the massive total makes Linus the fifth heaviest snowstorm on record for the airport.
As Linus continues to move east, New York's big three, Newark Liberty, LaGuardia and JFK have each already experienced a high volume of cancellations.
Newarks stands at 567 total cancellations as of 10 a.m. ET Monday.
Boston's Logan International Airport has canceled more than 440 flights as of this writing, and other major airports along the I-95 corridor have been impacted as well, including Reagan National, Philadelphia International and BWI.
While heavy snow and troublesome winds are sure to bring travel to a halt in parts of New England on Monday, the snow is expected to change over into rain in places later in the day. However, as temperatures plummet on Monday night that precipation could cause significant problems for drivers.
With Linus forecasted to cripple the Northeast a day after it essentially shut down the Midwest, travelers will have to remain patient and plan ahead as they get a delayed start to the week.
Air travelers should keep an eye out for any and all advisories issued by their airline:
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