US east coast receives winter weather warning as snowstorm hits major cities

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Residents along the east coast and in the Appalachians woke up to snow Tuesday, including government workers and students in the DC area, who were told to stay home as a second round of snow came just a few days after some regions received several inches.

In Washington, the snow began falling in time for the morning commute, creating the potential for traffic problems. Non-emergency federal employees in the area were granted an excused absence Tuesday but other employees were told to telecommute, according to the US Office of Personnel Management's website.

Public schools were closed in a number of areas including Washington, Philadelphia and parts of Kentucky and Tennessee. In Ohio, overnight snowfall in central and south-west parts of the state made the morning commute Tuesday slow and messy and delayed hundreds of school openings.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the eastern seaboard, including Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. Snow accumulations of 3-6in were expected. The new snow comes on the heels of Sunday's winter storm, which dumped several inches of snow on Philadelphia and northern Maryland.

Elsewhere, eastern and central Kentucky and south-west Virginia are expected to get 1-3in of snow. All of West Virginia was likely to see snow Tuesday, with 2-4 inches forecast in northern and central counties and 3-5in in the mountains.

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