Snow Snarls Northeast Traffic

Storms that left the South awash in floodwaters, the Midwest buried under two feet of snow and claimed at least 49 lives swept into the Northeast today, snarling rush-hour traffic and delaying air travel in New York and Boston.

In New York City, morning commuters slipped and slid on a light powdering of snow that stuck to the streets before shovelers were able to clear the sidewalks. Rush hour traffic was a nightmare across the New York area. Getting to work in Boston, where four inches of snow fell in the morning, also was a major headache.