It may not approach their magnitudes, but Sunday’s snow-and-ice cold brew is expected to bear eerie similarities to some of Philly’s historic winter storms and perhaps rival them for disruption. By 7 a.

The monster snow and ice storm hitting New Jersey on Sunday has caused significant flight cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport. At least 894 arriving and departing flights are canceled for Sunday as of 7:30 a.m., according to FlightAware data. Another 235 flights are canceled already for Monday.

Essex County school districts have begun calling for closures and delayed openings for Monday due to a major snow and ice storm. Widespread snowfall totals of 8 to 18 inches were expected along with a dangerous coating of ice from a mix of sleet and freezing rain.

Expect snow to continue throughout the day Sunday, with a chance of a changeover to sleet and freezing rain this evening. The heaviest snowfall, with accumulations of 1+ inch per hour, is expected during daytime hours Sunday.

Residents in the greater Philadelphia region should brace for what could turn out to be an epic snowstorm. Here's how many inches Philly might get.