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Snow Storm Heads for Northeast

Two deaths blamed on storm that dumped up to 15 inches in Midwest

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Dec 16, 2007 7:54 AM CST
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(Newser) – A storm that dumped up to 15 inches of snow across parts of the Midwest, canceling more than 200 flights out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, headed for the northeast this morning, setting off winter storm watches and warnings, reports the AP. At least two deaths, from accidents on slippery roads in Michigan and Wisconsin, were blamed on the storm.

Forecasters were calling for up to a foot of snow north and east of Pittsburgh through Sunday night, where freezing rain had already laid down a glaze of ice. Regions farther northeast were expecting less accumulation, but possible sleet and icy conditions.

Traffic moves slowly along US 421 north of Westville, Ind., Saturday Dec. 15, 2007. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect from 7 a.m. EST Saturday to 1 p.m. EST Sunday across most of northern Indiana. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)
Traffic moves slowly along US 421 north of Westville, Ind., Saturday Dec. 15, 2007. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect from 7 a.m. EST Saturday to 1 p.m. EST Sunday across...   (Associated Press)
Cows brace for winter weather at a farm west of LaPorte, Ind. Saturday Dec. 15, 2007. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect from 7 a.m. EST Saturday to 1 p.m. EST Sunday across most of northern Indiana. Snow was falling at the rate...
Cows brace for winter weather at a farm west of LaPorte, Ind. Saturday Dec. 15, 2007. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect from 7 a.m. EST Saturday to 1 p.m. EST Sunday...   (Associated Press)
Nicholas Fisher, 8, tries to shovel snow like his stepfather Saturday morning Dec. 15, 2007 on 22nd Street in Hays, Kan.. After fighting a series of ice storms, the area was hit Friday evening with a winter storm dropping 13.5 inches of snow according to the National Weather Service...
Nicholas Fisher, 8, tries to shovel snow like his stepfather Saturday morning Dec. 15, 2007 on 22nd Street in Hays, Kan.. After fighting a series of ice storms, the area was hit Friday evening with a...   (Associated Press)
Alicia Montesano, of Arlington, Mass., clears snow from her car at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, a day after the first major snowstorm of the season hit the area. Montesano said she arrived back in town after being stranded in Baltimore overnight. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Alicia Montesano, of Arlington, Mass., clears snow from her car at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, a day after the first major snowstorm of the season hit the area. Montesano...   (Associated Press)
Second Winter Storm Hits Oklahoma TULSA, OK - DECEMBER 15: Anita Swearengin makes her way through a grocery store parking lot as snow begins to fall December 15, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Many people from the Tulsa and surrounding area still remain without power due to a storm that...
Second Winter Storm Hits Oklahoma TULSA, OK - DECEMBER 15: Anita Swearengin makes her way through a grocery store parking lot as snow begins to fall December 15, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Many people...   (Getty Images)
Second Winter Storm Hits Oklahoma TULSA, OK - DECEMBER 15: An unidentified woman and girl make their way through a grocery store parking lot as snow begins to fall December 15, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Many people from the Tulsa and surrounding area still remain without power due to...
Second Winter Storm Hits Oklahoma TULSA, OK - DECEMBER 15: An unidentified woman and girl make their way through a grocery store parking lot as snow begins to fall December 15, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma....   (Getty Images)
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