Major winter storm barrels eastward and threatens to pummel New York area

North-east braces for storm that could dump well over a foot of snow and create blizzard-like conditions

More than 110 million people across the midwest and north-east US are under winter weather alerts as a major winter storm works its way eastward and threatens to pummel the New York area on Monday.

After days of freezing temperatures but brilliant sunshine and little turbulent weather the north-east was braced for a whopper of a tempest that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days.