Winter storm hits eastern U. S. , snarls holiday travel
A powerful winter storm that has claimed at least five lives pounded the U. S. Midwest and Northeast and snarled post-Christmas travel on Wednesday after rare tornadoes pummeled the Gulf Coast. Heavy snow and high winds prompted National Weather Service blizzard and winter storm warnings for the Ohio River Valley and into the Northeast. Fifteen inches of snow were recorded at New Baltimore, Michigan, as the storm headed north and east. About 1,500 U. S. flights were canceled on Wednesday, according to FlightAware. com, a site that tracks flights. . . .
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