Snowflakes fell across the tri-state on Sunday afternoon, but the heaviest snow is ahead and temperatures fall below freezing. The bulk of the snow is expected to fall between 5 and 9 p.m. in the immediate New York City area.

The post-winter storm dig out has started in New York City and across the Tri-State after the region was blanketed with several inches of snow on Sunday. Now, the area is bracing for the coldest temperatures in two years over the next few days.

After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill. With a frigid polar vortex set to grip huge swaths of the U.