Winter Storm Electra caused at least eight deaths and continued to snarl traffic and close schools Monday despite the system exiting off the East Coast.
The Missouri State Patrol confirms that the storm contributed to four deadly crashes on Friday and Saturday. Drivers in the path of the storm faced slick road conditions from snow and ice and multiple accidents were reported on roadways throughout the Midwest and Northeast.
"Winter Storm Electra was a fairly typical winter storm," said weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "One area of low pressure brought snow to the Midwest Saturday before the storm transferred its energy to an offshore low Sunday. The Northeast got the heavier totals with over a foot from eastern New York to northern New England. All in all, the storm behaved as predicted with few, if any, surprises."
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Residents of upstate New York who spent Sunday digging out from under more than a foot of snow will get a breather before the next storm hits the region. Snowfall totals from the weekend range from 8 inches in western and central sections of the state to 14 inches in parts of the Albany area. Areas south of Buffalo received up to a foot of snow from the lake-effect storms that began Saturday and lasted into early Sunday morning.
Major roads in Massachusetts have been cleared of snow that fell during a weekend storm, but officials warn that there's still plenty of ice that could make driving slippery.Massachusetts Department of Transportation crews were treating roads all weekend, but Monday's bitter cold means there will be icy spots.Transportation officials are advising motorists to drive cautiously and be aware that there could be black ice on the roads.The MBTA was up and running Sunday night, and officials say it should be OK for the morning commute.
The town of Cumberland recorded the highest snow total from Electra, with eight inches falling by Sunday morning, according to local reports. Power outages were scattered across the state but remained low throughout the storm.
Torrington received8.5 inches, the highest snow total in the state from Electra, according to local reports. Angel DeJesus and John Rosario began clearing snow at apartment complexes on Hartford's south end at about 5 a.m. Sunday. Freezing rain was falling early in the morning, making the use of snow blowers more difficult, said DeJesus, a manager for Carabetta Management.
"We love the snow," DeJesus said. "Overtime for us. And we like to take care of our tenants."
(MORE:Live Updates on Winter Storm Electra)
More than 18 inches of snow were reported in the town of Presque Isle, located in northern Maine, on Monday morning. Vermont's leading snow total from Electra was in Woodford, where local reports say 18 inches of snow fell.
Mount Sunapee ski area in Newbury, N.H., got a fresh 13 inches of snow and a big skier turnout Sunday morning, said marketing director Bruce McCloy.
"Cars are pouring into the parking lot as I look out the window," he said. "People are excited."
NewJerseyanswho have finished digging out from a weekend snowstorm will need their shovels again.Forecasters are predicting snow could slow the ride to work on Tuesday.Additional snow could fall Monday and Tuesday.
A crash in central Pennsylvania killed two people late Saturday morning. Police tell The Altoona Mirror that an SUV was traveling too fast for weather conditions when it lost control and slid into the path of an oncoming pickup truck. The two people in the SUV died, and the truck driver was seriously injured.At the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon, accountant Kathy Porter shivered under layers of clothing in the stands, trying to keep warm amid low temperatures she doesn't get much of back home in Charlotte, N.C.
"We're just hoping for snow and not rain - I think we can handle the snow," Porter said. "I think we'll be OK. A little frozen but OK."
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Several school districts in Michigan's southeastern corner have canceled classes after Electra delivered more than eight inches of snow to some areas.Monday closings include the Monroe Country districts of Dundee, Ida andSummerfield. Several schools in neighboringLenaweeCounty also have been closed, including those in Tecumseh and Adrian.The area was the heaviest hit by the storm, which dumped 9.1 inches of snow in the Monroe County community of Newport.To the northwest in Ionia County, sub-freezing temperatures and icy roads prompted about a dozen schoolcancellations.
Authorities say a 44-year-old man has killed in a weekend snowmobile accident in northern Ohio.The Sandusky Register reports that Gary Jenkins of Norwalk was killed late Saturday when the snowmobile he was riding struck a culvert and threw him south of Sandusky. A steady, light snow continued Monday morning across the southern half of the state.
A man married less than seven hours was killed along with a stranded motorist he stopped to help in the snow when they were struck by several vehicles, authorities say. The man was on the way back from his wedding reception to a hotel when the accident happened. William "Riley" Knight, 49, of Crown Point, was driving with his wife, Nikki, about 11:45 p.m. Saturday when they saw a woman who had slid off the road in the snow near Crown Point.
"He said, 'We've got to stop, it's late and they need help,'" Nikki Knight told the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday. He pulled his truck into a nearby driveway and Nikki Knight waited inside while he went out to help Linda Darlington, 42, of Crown Point. They were standing by the side of the road when they were struck by one vehicle, and then two more, the Lake County sheriff's office said. Nikki Knight, a registered nurse, said when she got to the wreck, neither Knight nor Darlington had pulses. They were pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday.
Police in the Chicago suburb of Joliet say they believe a man froze to death after falling outside his home.The Joliet Herald-News reportsthe man's body was found Sunday morning in his backyard.Joliet Police Lt. Kevin LaBolle says authorities weren't releasing the man's name or age, but say he was elderly and lived alone. He said the man remained outside overnight.
Frigid temperatures in the St. Louis area are being blamed for nearly a dozen water main breaks.KMOV-TVreports that a huge break Sunday night in western St. Louis County sprayed water directly onto a home. At least 10 other breaks were also reported Sunday. Great America Water blames the breaks on cold temperatures.Sally Klipsch was at her home in Des Peres when water shot into the sky and all over the outside of the house. She says the water was shooting as much as 50 feet into the air, pounding the house and its roof.
Steve Roche shovels snow as neighbors use snow blowers to clear the sidewalk, Dec. 15, 2013, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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