While a significant portion of the country was battered by a winter storm, New York City saw only light snow and freezing temperatures on Monday. The flurries made for pretty scenes throughout the five boroughs, but less than an inch was expected to actually accumulate in the city, according to the National Weather Service. Similar numbers were predicted in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island. “Most places that see light snow could see a coating to several tenths with some areas in southern parts of the city possibly approaching an inch,” NWS forecasters wrote Monday morning. “However, latest trends suggest it may be very difficult to see an inch.” South of the city it was a different story, with much of New Jersey expected to see multiple inches of snow. In South Jersey, up to 9 inches were expected in some areas. Chilly temperatures, about 10 degrees below average, kept residents cold across the tristate area. The projected high on Monday was 31 degrees, with an overnight low of 22. Tuesday was expected to bring dry but blustery conditions, with steady winds at 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to nearly 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service. “The region [will] likely see wind chills persistently in the single digits and teens” on Tuesday, NWS forecasters said. Temperatures were expected to remain low throughout the week, and the windy conditions were predicted to persist into Wednesday. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesWorkers salt the sidewalks during a snow storm outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Monday. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) But New York got off easy compared to many areas across the U.S. In Kansas and Nebraska, more than 15 inches of snow was tallied in some areas on Sunday. Kansas City, Mo., approached a city record with 11 inches of the white stuff. Rapid temperature changes also created icy conditions in the central U.S. Videos showed cars barely able to move on highways without slip-sliding into barriers or each other. At least three people were killed by the storm in Kansas and Missouri, according to AccuWeather. Between Sunday and Monday, more than 3,500 flights across the U.S. were canceled, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. On Monday, the most affected airports were in the Washington, D.C. area, where Reagan National canceled more than 250 departing flights. Another 100-plus flights were also canceled out of both Washington Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International.