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Winter storm 2015, A storm of "historic" proportions is expected to hit the East Coast Monday into Tuesday, bringing as much as 3 feet of snow to some areas.

Parts of seven states were under a blizzard warning Sunday night as the system moved toward the Northeast.

In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the storm, named Juno, was likely to be one of the biggest to ever strike New York City. He urged New Yorkers to stay indoors until the storm moves out sometime on Tuesday.

 "This could be a storm the likes of which we have never seen before,"  de Blasio said at a news conference Sunday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement that the storm could close the New York State Thruway and the Long Island Expressway.

According to FlightAware, around 1,400 flights scheduled for Monday are expected to be canceled.

Elsewhere in the Northeast, Boston is expected to get 18 to 24 inches of snow, with up to 3 feet west of the city, and Philadelphia could see 14 to 18 inches, the weather service said.We do anticipate very heavy snowfall totals," Bob Oravec, lead forecaster with the weather service in College Park, Maryland, told the AP. "In addition to heavy snow, with blizzard warnings, there's a big threat of high, damaging winds, and that will be increasing Monday into Tuesday. A lot of blowing, drifting and such."

Wind gusts of 75 mph or more are possible for coastal areas of Massachusetts, and up to 50 mph further inland, Oravec said.

The Washington area is not expected to get a large amount of snow, but federal employees are being encouraged to watch the weather reports.

The storm has prompted airlines to shut down operations in airports in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., according to a story from The Associated Press.

Much of the region from New Jersey to Maine is under blizzard warnings from Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS predicts 2 to 3 feet of snow for a 250-mile stretch of the Northeast, including the New York and Boston areas. Philadelphia should get 14 to 18 inches.According to the AP, most major airlines are allowing customers whose flights are canceled in the next few days to book new flights without paying a penalty.

Here are the websites for major airports in the Northeast that are expected to be impacted by the storm: