BOSTON (AP) — Parts of the northeastern U.S. are buried in snow amid a fierce winter storm.

The Weather Channel reports that parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island received about 2 feet of snow on Saturday.

The nor'easter also produced winds surpassing 70 mph and caused coastal flooding in Massachusetts. Nearly 100,000 customers in the state without power.

Hundreds of flights into and out of the airports serving New York, Boston and Philadelphia were canceled Saturday

Delta, JetBlue and United Airlines have issued travel waivers to passengers affected by the East Coast storm.

The National Weather Service says daily snowfall records were broken in Philadelphia, which recorded 5.8 inches of snow and in New York's Central Park, which saw 7.3 inches of snow on Saturday.

SkyWest, a regional carrier that has service in major U.S. cities, has canceled hundreds of flights over the past two days.

According to CNN, the airline was dealing with an "operational disruption" which caused a cascading effect that continued on Friday.

The airline canceled approximately 700 flights on Thursday and another 500 on Friday. Hundreds of flights have also been delayed, CBS News reports.

SkyWest operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. It has hubs in numerous cities including Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and San Francisco."

The company said in a statement to CNN that it is focused on "returning to normal operations as quickly as possible."