The snow will redevelop by late afternoon before stopping Monday morning.

The Weather Service issued a winter storm warning ending at 7 a.m. Monday.

The service was predicating gusty winds during and after the storm, which would cause drifting and make roads treacherous.

"Don't travel if it isn't necessary," Breitbach said.

The storm doesn't have the potential to become a blizzard, she said.

"Doesn't look like we're going to hit that criteria."

But the service was predicting near-blizzard conditions throughout New York.

The storm has already made its way through most of the Midwest, which had some regions still recovering from the weather earlier in the week.

Tens of thousands of people still had no electricity since that storm slammed Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. It was blamed for at least 38 deaths, mostly in traffic accidents.

In Chicago, more than 200 flights were canceled because of the weather Saturday at O'Hare International Airport, and other flights were delayed 30 minutes to an hour, said Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman Gregg Cunningham. The problem was limited visibility in the falling snow, said United Airlines spokeswoman Robin Urbanski.

Concern about the approaching storm also led the University of Connecticut to cancel Sunday's winter commencement ceremony. About 850 undergraduates had expected to receive diplomas Sunday, but school spokesman Richard Veilleux said officials were concerned about the safety of the students, their families and other guests on slippery roads.