A major winter storm lashed much of the East Coast Sunday and Monday, causing widespread power outages and disrupting travel over the holiday weekend.
The latest: Authorities in North Carolina confirmed that two people died in a car crash and that they responded 600 vehicle accidents during the storm on Sunday, per the Washington Post.
Updated snowfall reports received as of 3 pm Mon. Highest totals by state so far (1 of 2):
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) January 17, 2022
OH - Ashtabula 27"
NY - Grand Island 22"
PA - Erie 20.3"
NC - Banner Elk 20"
WV - Snowshoe 14"
MD - Oakland 14"
TN - Gatlinburg 14"
VT - Wilmington 14"
VA - Sugar Grove 11"
NH - Dublin 11" pic.twitter.com/R3WdClmIcQ
State of play: The Weather Prediction Center said in a storm summary Monday that winter storm warnings were still in effect for portions of the Central Appalachians, Ohio Valley, interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, while other portions of the Central Appalachians and coastal New England are under high wind warnings.
- The prediction center, based in College Park, Maryland, said the storm is expected to move slowly through the Northeast on Monday, likely bringing more snow and precipitation to the Central Appalachians and Northeast.
- Extremely high wind gusts over 60 miles per hour were recorded in parts of the East Coast on Monday morning, and more than 129,200 customers from New York to Georgia were still without power, according to estimates from PowerOutage.us.
The big picture: Heavy snow and...