Travel resumes in New York but llizzard rages on from Boston to Portland, Maine

The first blizzard of 2015 for the eastern United States will continue to slam Long Island and New England into Tuesday, bringing many communities to a standstill.

The blizzard will unleash heavy snow amid winds past 35 mph. Visibility could be reduced to zero at times.

Areas in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have recorded snow totals reaching up to 25 inches on Tuesday morning.

Ahead of the storm, travel bans and states of emergency were declared for numerous areas on Monday. While bans lifted for New York state at 8 a.m. Tuesday, many areas in New England are still facing impassable roads and dangerous conditions.

Updates (All times listed in EST):

11:31 a.m. Tuesday: All National Grid customers in Nantucket, Massachusetts, are without power amid violent storm conditions. The company reported they are currently working to restore power to more than 12,800 in the area.

10:39 a.m. Tuesday: Coastal flooding has damaged areas along New England as ferocious winds battered shorelines. Police in Marshfield, Massachusetts, roughly 30 miles from Boston, reported a major seawall breach on Tuesday morning.

10:21 a.m. Tuesday: “Rounds of windswept snow will continue over much of southern and eastern New England through the day Tuesday with mountainous drifts in some areas. Travel remains dangerous in many areas. A couple of bursts of heavy snow can still occur farther to the west from New York City to Philadelphia into the afternoon,” AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.

“Strong winds will continue to cause blowing and drifting snow in southern and eastern New England after the snow tapers off Tuesday night into Wednesday morning,” he said.

10:08 a.m. Tuesday: In Worcester, Massachusetts, residents woke to more than 20 inches of snow burying vehicles on local streets.

9:51 a.m. Tuesday: More than 17,300 NSTAR customers are without power in Massachusetts as the storm continues to thrash New England.

9:07 a.m. Tuesday: Snow amounts have totaled near 24 inches in some areas according to the National Weather Service. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, 23.5 inches was reported in Auburn, Massachusetts. In Rhode Island, West Gloucester hit 16.6 inches, and Marlborough, Connecticut, received 13.8 inches as of this morning.

6:47 a.m. Tuesday: More than 1,500 NSTAR customers are without power in Sandwich, Massachusetts, as the storm continues to unleash over New England.

5:38 a.m. Tuesday: Flooding continues in Massachusetts.

5:33 a.m. Tuesday: More than 9,100 Massachusetts electric customers are without service at this hour, utilities report.

5:18 a.m. Tuesday: Mail delivery is canceled Tuesday from the New Jersey shore to Maine’s Down East region, affecting the cities of New York City; Boston; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; and Portland, Maine; the United States Postal Service said.

4:51 a.m. Tuesday: Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighters battled fire and blizzard conditions early Tuesday.

4:44 a.m. Tuesday: Tidal flooding occurring in Quincy, Massachusetts, Quincy police report.

4:33 a.m. Tuesday: Whiteout conditions with blowing and drifting snow on Route 3, Bedford, Massachusetts, 511MA webcam shows.

4:19 a.m. Tuesday: MesoWest reported, a 68-mph gust at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts.

4:12 a.m. Tuesday: One death reported in New York from the storm.

4:06 a.m. Tuesday: Heavy snow continues to fall in Boston with winds causing drifting snow and taking AccuWeather.com RealFeel® Temperatures down to -14 F.

4:03 a.m. Tuesday: More than 4,400 U.S. flights have been canceled Tuesday with another 200 already canceled for Wednesday, FlightStats reports.

3:51 a.m. Tuesday: At Islip Airport, New York, 14.7 inches of snow have fallen, a FAA contract observer reported; 10.8 inches of snow have fallen in Marlborough, Connecticut, a NWS spotter reported.

3:31 a.m. Tuesday: More than 5,400 Massachusetts electric customers, mostly in the National Grid service area, are without service at this hour, utilities report.

3:17 a.m. Tuesday: Blizzard conditions occurring in Islip, New York, with blowing snow and visibility at one-eighth of a mile. Picture below from 511NY webcam from I-495/Waverly Avenue. Islip broke its Jan. 26 snow record with 7.5 inches; the old record was 4.5 inches set in 1987.

3:11 a.m. Tuesday: Infrared image from the GOES satellite showing the blizzard off the New England coast. (Photo/NOAA).

2:51 a.m. Tuesday: More than 1,700 Massachusetts electric customers are without service, utilities report.

2:44 a.m. Tuesday: Up to 3-foot snow drifts reported in Massachusetts.