New York were advising motorists not to leave home . Two New York towns , Wales and Lancaster , banned travel altogether , WIVB reported . iReport.com : What 's it like where you are ? Schools were closed Monday in Boston , Massachusetts , as icy roadways prevented buses from operating , CNN affiliate WCVB-TV reported . On the other side of the country , long lines formed before dawn Monday at airline counters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , where two major carriers , Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air , suspended service Sunday . The Federal Aviation Administration was reporting no delays at the airport Monday afternoon , but Alaska and Horizon said they would only resume limited operations . Some travelers may have to wait until midweek or later to get flights out of the airport , CNN affiliate KOMO-TV reported . Supplies were running low at airport concessions for those enduring the wait , the Seattle station said . To the south , travelers also spent the night in the Portland , Oregon , airport after airlines canceled many flights on Sunday . Airlines canceled more than 100 flights at Portland International Airport on Monday , CNN
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Severe winter weather was creating Christmas week travel headaches across the country Monday , canceling flights and closing major highways . Traffic backs up Monday on a Chicago , Illinois-area highway after an early-morning accident . Air travelers heading for three major East Coast airports -- Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York -- faced delays of almost two hours on Monday , the FAA said . More than 130 miles of the New York State Thruway were shut down for a time Monday morning from Henrietta , near Rochester , to the Pennsylvania state line . Dozens of vehicles slid off the icy roadway , CNN affiliate WIVB-TV in Buffalo , New York , reported . Even after the highway was reopened , officials warned of icy pavement and poor visibility from blowing snow . See the scenes of winter across the U.S. '' According to the National Weather Service , Buffalo got a record 7.4 inches of snow on Sunday , and several more inches were in the forecast for Monday , the first full day of winter . Police agencies in western