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| Winter Storm Wallops Midwest and Is Expected to Worsen as It Moves East | Winter Storm Wallops Midwest and Is Expected to Worsen as It Moves East |
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| CHICAGO — The Great Plains were digging out, the Great Lakes were being walloped and the Northeast was bracing for impact on Saturday as a huge snowstorm raced across the Northern states. | CHICAGO — The Great Plains were digging out, the Great Lakes were being walloped and the Northeast was bracing for impact on Saturday as a huge snowstorm raced across the Northern states. |
| The storm, which complicated travel and busted plans for the three-day weekend across much of the country, caused problems from Kansas, where the governor declared an emergency, to New England, where forecasters predicted up to two feet of snow and warned of avalanches. | The storm, which complicated travel and busted plans for the three-day weekend across much of the country, caused problems from Kansas, where the governor declared an emergency, to New England, where forecasters predicted up to two feet of snow and warned of avalanches. |
| The fallout was bleak: Flights canceled by the hundreds, extensive power failures and stern warnings to stay off the roads in cities like Chicago, where the downtown was conspicuously quiet on Saturday morning as plows tried to keep up with the growing piles of snow. | The fallout was bleak: Flights canceled by the hundreds, extensive power failures and stern warnings to stay off the roads in cities like Chicago, where the downtown was conspicuously quiet on Saturday morning as plows tried to keep up with the growing piles of snow. |
| “You want to hit it hard while it’s hitting you hard,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago said on Friday night as the storm approached his city. | “You want to hit it hard while it’s hitting you hard,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago said on Friday night as the storm approached his city. |
| The heaviest snow by midday Saturday stretched from northern Illinois into Ohio and southern Michigan, according to Rich Otto, a National Weather Service meteorologist. To the west, where the storm had hit on Friday, more than a foot had been recorded in parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. | The heaviest snow by midday Saturday stretched from northern Illinois into Ohio and southern Michigan, according to Rich Otto, a National Weather Service meteorologist. To the west, where the storm had hit on Friday, more than a foot had been recorded in parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. |
| As the storm sped eastward, where it is forecast to worsen, Mr. Otto said he expected most of the snow to fall in a band from northern Pennsylvania through central New York and into New England’s inland areas. Other places, especially those to the south and closer to the coast, were expected to get a wintry cocktail of snow, sleet, rain and ice, followed by plummeting temperatures. | As the storm sped eastward, where it is forecast to worsen, Mr. Otto said he expected most of the snow to fall in a band from northern Pennsylvania through central New York and into New England’s inland areas. Other places, especially those to the south and closer to the coast, were expected to get a wintry cocktail of snow, sleet, rain and ice, followed by plummeting temperatures. |
| Parts of Massachusetts could see up to a foot of snow, the National Weather Service warned. | Parts of Massachusetts could see up to a foot of snow, the National Weather Service warned. |
| “It’s a complicated storm,” said Mr. Otto, who said the “kitchen sink” of mixed precipitation was caused by a combination of cold air moving down from Canada and low pressure coming in from the south. | “It’s a complicated storm,” said Mr. Otto, who said the “kitchen sink” of mixed precipitation was caused by a combination of cold air moving down from Canada and low pressure coming in from the south. |
| “There could be a significant ice storm for folks from portions of the Appalachians into Pennsylvania,” Mr. Otto said. | “There could be a significant ice storm for folks from portions of the Appalachians into Pennsylvania,” Mr. Otto said. |
| The storm continued to move briskly and was not expected to linger in the Northeast. Mr. Otto said he expected the worst to move past New York City, where only two or three inches were forecast, by Sunday morning. In New England, the storm was expected to pass by Sunday night. | The storm continued to move briskly and was not expected to linger in the Northeast. Mr. Otto said he expected the worst to move past New York City, where only two or three inches were forecast, by Sunday morning. In New England, the storm was expected to pass by Sunday night. |
| Though the snowstorm was not exactly surprising — it is January, after all — its impact has proved frightening. In Omaha, the airport closed for a time on Friday after a Southwest Airlines plane slid off the runway after landing. | Though the snowstorm was not exactly surprising — it is January, after all — its impact has proved frightening. In Omaha, the airport closed for a time on Friday after a Southwest Airlines plane slid off the runway after landing. |
| After a bumpy descent, the plane seemed to be coming in sideways just before touching down, said Benny Salz, a passenger on the flight. It hit the ground hard, with the right side of the plane landing first. After fishtailing a bit, the aircraft slid into the grass just off the runway, said Mr. Salz, 30, a music producer and singer who lives in Los Angeles. | |
| “People were definitely freaked out when we landed,” he said. | |
| In Kansas, the state Department of Transportation said one its drivers died Saturday morning in a crash south of Kansas City. | In Kansas, the state Department of Transportation said one its drivers died Saturday morning in a crash south of Kansas City. |
| Officials urged drivers to take precautions. In Missouri, the Transportation Department said “roads continue to be slick” and “folks are still driving too fast for the current conditions.” In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned tractor-trailers and buses on most interstates for the duration of the storm. In Illinois, state troopers said trucks and cars had careened off icy highways. | Officials urged drivers to take precautions. In Missouri, the Transportation Department said “roads continue to be slick” and “folks are still driving too fast for the current conditions.” In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned tractor-trailers and buses on most interstates for the duration of the storm. In Illinois, state troopers said trucks and cars had careened off icy highways. |
| “If there is ever a weekend to stay in and binge-watch something, this may be it,” said Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who declared a state of emergency starting at noon Saturday. | “If there is ever a weekend to stay in and binge-watch something, this may be it,” said Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who declared a state of emergency starting at noon Saturday. |
| Some people were able to find a silver lining amid the storm. | Some people were able to find a silver lining amid the storm. |
| As Jennifer Hartwell was in midflight from Austin to Detroit on Friday evening, she saw that her connecting flight to Indianapolis had been delayed to 6 a.m. Saturday. She sent a text message to her husband from the plane, asking him to book a rental car, then asked a flight attendant to see if there were other passengers who wanted to take the four-hour road trip with her. | As Jennifer Hartwell was in midflight from Austin to Detroit on Friday evening, she saw that her connecting flight to Indianapolis had been delayed to 6 a.m. Saturday. She sent a text message to her husband from the plane, asking him to book a rental car, then asked a flight attendant to see if there were other passengers who wanted to take the four-hour road trip with her. |
| Three other passengers took her up. One of them had been racing to get home because of a death in the family and would have missed a memorial service if she had waited for the 6 a.m. flight, said Dr. Hartwell, a trauma surgeon. | Three other passengers took her up. One of them had been racing to get home because of a death in the family and would have missed a memorial service if she had waited for the 6 a.m. flight, said Dr. Hartwell, a trauma surgeon. |
| When they arrived in Indianapolis in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the father of the woman going to the memorial service embraced Dr. Hartwell. | When they arrived in Indianapolis in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the father of the woman going to the memorial service embraced Dr. Hartwell. |
| “Thank you very much for getting my daughter to me,” he said through tears. | “Thank you very much for getting my daughter to me,” he said through tears. |
| “If you step back,” Ms. Hartwell, 41, said, “you can make a connection with people that is meaningful and make the most out of the situation.” | “If you step back,” Ms. Hartwell, 41, said, “you can make a connection with people that is meaningful and make the most out of the situation.” |