Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert for March 18 starting at 1:00 PM. Some schools in upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut were closed or delayed opening. Massachusetts officials postponed the English composition section of its standardized state test until March 25. FlightAware recorded nearly 400 flight cancellations across the United States on March 18. Snow totals as of the morning of March 19 are: 4" in Manchester, Connecticut; 4.5" in Ludlow, Massachusetts; 5.2" in South Weymouth, Massachusetts; 5.3" in Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and 8.0" in Brookline, Massachusetts. The World Trade Center (PATH station) closed briefly during the evening of March 18, because of falling ice from 1 World Trade Center. As of late March 19, five inches of snow was recorded southwest of Erie, Pennsylvania and East Hampstead, New Hampshire reported 15 inches. At least one person was killed in Queens, New York, and seven were injured on March 18, all due to vehicle-related accidents. See also Great Arctic Cyclone of 2012 References External links 2012 Storm Summaries from the Weather Prediction Center 2013 Storm Summaries from the Weather Prediction Center Major Winter Weather Events during the 2012–2013 Cold Season (WPC) 2012 meteorology 2013 meteorology North American winters Winter Winter