“If anyone is looking for Boston we’re buried in a snow drift waiting to be discovered by scientists in the year 3685,” read one Twitter post on Monday morning. After facing criticism for their forecasting of the winter storm that wasn’t in New York, the National Weather Service got it right for Boston, as the expected storm hit with a vengeance, with temperatures well below freezing and snow that began on schedule. The forecast is still calling for more than two feet total to fall in the area.

As of Monday morning Boston has broken its record for the most snow in 30 days, with 60.8 inches of snow. The previous record of 58.8 inches was set on Feb. 2, 1978. A winter storm warning remains in effect for the entire area. School closures have been called for Monday and Tuesday, and commuters are being warned of dangerous conditions, including slippery roads and visibility reduced by blowing snow. Non-emergency state government personnel are being asked not to report to work.

Snow began falling across the Northeast on Sunday morning, becoming heavier and more widespread throughout the day, with Boston in the bulls-eye of the storm. Logan airport has seen more than a foot of snow since Saturday. Northeast airports had seen more than 1,800 flights cancelled by 6 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, with Boston Logan, New York JFK, New York La Guardia and Newark the hardest hit.

One of the biggest problems at this time is where to put the snow once it has been removed. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said today that many places in the state have had 70 to 80 inches of snow fall in two weeks, and enough snow has been moved to fill the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium 90 times.

Buildings have begun to collapse under the weight of the snow. A sheet metal plant in Rockland collapsed Monday morning and trapped seven workers inside for a time. Gov. Baker is encouraging people to get professional help to remove snow from roofs and clear heating vents.

The storm is expected to end by early Tuesday morning, although cold temperatures are expected to hang on in Boston, with wind chills of 10 to 30 below zero and readings below freezing for as much as two more weeks, according to Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said on Sunday that he really wanted to move on to something else, saying “Maybe up in Alaska or Buffalo they have this amount of snow and they’re used to it.”