PITTSBURGH, Dec 16, SPA — Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect Sunday across the central and northeastern U.S. a day after heavy snowfall snarled traffic and left at least two people dead, reported ap.
In Chicago, snow forced airport officials to cancel more than 200 flights Saturday at O’Hare International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest, said Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman Gregg Cunningham.
Further east, as much as 12 inches (30 centimeters) was expected to fall Sunday in the Pittsburgh area, the Weather Service said. On Saturday, two women died in separate weather-related traffic accidents, one in Michigan and the other in Wisconsin. In total, the storm is blamed for at least 38 deaths, mostly in traffic accidents.
–SPA