A winter storm is dumping snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain across the Northeast, causing hazardous travel conditions. The storm system also brought severe weather to the South, including at least one tornado. Officials are urging drivers to proceed cautiously or stay home, while crews work to clear roads.
on Wednesday has pushed into the Northeast and New England, where it’s dumping a wintry mess of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain that will lead to slow travel on area roads and highways Thursday morning.
Winter weather alerts remain in effect from Pennsylvania to Maine, including winter weather advisories for cities like Hartford, Connecticut; Worcester, Massachusetts; Concord, New Hampshire; Montpelier, Vermont; and Portland, Maine.As the storm was gaining strength while it moved across the central US, snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour produced several inches of snow accumulation along its path, including 2 to 3 inches in the Kansas City, Missouri, area.
In neighboring Kansas, state police also responded to numerous reports of crashes, including one that injured a person near Junction City.
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