Heavy snow and ice paralyze the Mid-Atlantic and Central Plains, causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages. Millions under winter weather alerts.
A winter storm is moving east today from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic, producing heavy to moderate snow across eastern states and making travel hazardous. Almost 60 million people are under winter weather alerts. The National Weather Service said some areas can expect substantial disruptions to daily life. In the Central Plains, 15 inches of snow could fall, the most for a decade or more, with roads becoming impassible.
Eastern seaboard cities including Washington could get 6 to 12 inches of snow today, making things tough for commuters, with 2 to 4 inches expected across parts of the Ohio Valley and Central Appalachians. Ice and freezing rain will develop over parts of Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic, ending by this evening over the Mid-Atlantic. Dangerous travel conditions will develop over the region. Miserable conditions for travelers persist into this morning, with 1,309 flights canceled across the United States and another 482 delayed, according to data from FlightAware. FlightAware's real-time 'Misery Map' showed at 5.30 a.m. ET that the worst affected airport was Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with 72 flights canceled. While the Central Plains and Mid-Atlantic are blasted with ice and snow, the South-East could see some strong to severe thunderstorms today, the National Weather Service warned. There is a 1 in 5 risk of severe thunderstorms across the region through Tuesday morning, the service said, which would bring frequent lightning, severe wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. As much as an inch of snow per hour is forecast to fall on Washington this morning, with travel conditions expected to deteriorate. The National Weather Service office for Washington-Baltimore said that during the heaviest snow, between midnight and mid-morning today, 'even primary and treated roads will be impassible.' Some 57 million people are under winter weather alerts and advisories this morning as a significant winter storm makes its way east
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