75 million Americans on alert and 4,400 flights are cancelled as fourth nor'easter in a month dumps up to two feet of snow on the first full day of spring

US weather: Spring nor'easter threatens to dump a foot of snow

A nor'easter is currently battering the East Coast with snow, heavy winds and coastal flooding
The storm - the fourth in a month - has already dumped nearly two feet of snow in Pennsylvania
The snow was forecast to ramp up in the evening, making for a dangerous evening commute
More than 4,400 flights were cancelled for Wednesday - mostly out of New York City-area airports

The fourth nor’easter in three weeks pushed its way up the winter-weary East Coast on Wednesday, the first full day of spring, packing high winds and heavy snow from West Virginia to New England.

Airlines canceled thousands of flights and school districts throughout the Northeast canceled classes ahead of the storm. Shore towns were warned of the possibility of coastal flooding.

Snow started falling Tuesday night in West Virginia and Kentucky and continued through Wednesday morning, while mid-Atlantic states saw a wintry mix before the precipitation changed to sticking snow.

Children sled at the US Capitol during a snow storm in Washington, DC on Wednesday

High surf hits the coastline near some homes on March 21, 2018 in Scituate, Massachusetts

Bobby Reynolds carries his surfboard after surfing at Rockaway Beach during a snow storm on Wednesday

Reynolds took off his wet suit at one point to make a snow angel in the snow covered sand

A pedestrian wearing platform shoes crosses the street during a late season nor'easter in New York on Wednesday

Tourists visit the Lincoln Memorial during a snow storm in Washington, DC, on Wednesday

Cars travel through light snow in South Hackensack, New Jersey on Wednesday as a fourth nor'easter in a month hits the area

Maiya Ashby crosses Patton Avenue while walking through falling snow on her way to work in Roanoke, Virginia on Wednesday

Snow blankets Oakwood Drive, seen from Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, on Wednesday

A person crosses the street at Newport Highway as snow falls during a snowstorm on Wednesday in Jersey City, New Jersey

A car makes its way through falling snow down Grandview Avenue NW in Roanoke, Virginia Wednesday morning

Snow falls on a lone bicycle and cherry blossom trees at the tidal basin in Washington, DC on Wednesday

Two plows from Hazleton's Department of Public Works clear the snow tandem style from West Fern Street in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday

Nikki Scott, of Franklin County, brushes snow off her car in Roanoke, Virginia on Wednesday

Tourists visit Times Square in New York on March 21, 2018, during a nor'easter that's expected to bring several inches of snow to the city

Workers clean steps at Times Square in New York on Wednesday during a nor'easter

A man begs for money in the snow along 42nd Street in Times Square in New York on Wednesday

An East River Ferry boat makes its way under the Brooklyn Bridge during a nor'easter on Wednesday. Many ferries were operating on a modified service today

The Washington Monument is seen in the background as a worker clears snow from a sidewalk at the National Museum of African American History and Culture during a Spring snowstorm in Washington, DC on Wednesday