Winter Storm Linus has affected many's weekend plans. This Super Bowl Sunday nearly a 1,000 Chicago flights have been canceled due to the slow winter storm that has blanketed a huge part of the Plains and Midwest region.

Serious blizzard conditions have developed in Chicago and other Midwest locales, as the snow system steadily crept eastward into Pennsylvania and onto western New York state.

More than a foot of snow is expected to cover Chicago by evening.

Sections of New England -- still trying to recover from the storm early last week -- are preparing for more snowfall set to arrive Sunday and last until Monday.

According to the Associated Press via Fox News, the snowstorm is expected to be the farthest-reaching storm of the season.

It will extend from Nebraska to Maine.

For parts of northern Illinois, Indiana and northwest Ohio, 10-14 inches of snow are possible.

"It's not wise to travel, unless you have an emergency," said David Beachler, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Chicago.

In Chicago, flights were delayed and canceled. Chicago's Department of Aviation has stated about 1,100 flights were canceled at the O'Hare International Airport, and 200 were canceled at Midway International Airport.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has dispatched 350 trucks to clear up and salt Chicago's roadways.

In eastern Nebraska, due to traffic accidents, several sections of Interstate 80 were closed.

The most dangerous period of snowfall in the Midwest was expected to hit Sunday evening. Potential wind gusts of up to 40 mph are expected.

A winter storm warning was in effect for New York City starting at 7 p.m. Sunday and was expected to remain in effect until 6 p.m. Monday. Weather.com added that NYC might see freezing rain.

Southern Vermont was expected to get snow at 3 a.m. Monday.

A few hours later snow should come down in Concord, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine.