Storm heads toward Northeast after blanketing Midwest

People make their way up the hill at Twin Sister Hills Park, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Rockford, Ill. A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights and making roads treacherous. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT People make their way up the hill at Twin Sister Hills Park, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, in Rockford, Ill. A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights and making roads treacherous. (AP Photo/Rockford Register Star, Max Gersh) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press February 2, 2015 5 min read

BOSTON (AP) – A winter storm is bringing its fury to the Northeast on Monday, causing the cancellation of flights, classes and major court cases a day after it dumped up to a foot-and-a-half of snow on the Chicago area and blanketed much of the Plains and Midwest.

The weather system moved slowly eastward overnight through the Ohio Valley into Pennsylvania and western New York state. Then it went into New England, where residents had celebrated the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory days after digging out from a massive storm that brought from 1 to 3 feet of snow to some areas.

Here’s the outlook:

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THE STORM