At least seven deaths have been reported in the winter storm that is now hitting the mid-Atlantic states. Hundreds of thousands of homes from the Carolinas to Pennsylvania have no power this morning. In Virginia, Governor Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency. Winter storm advisories and warnings remain in place along the east coast. Rain and ice are impacting travel in the Carolinas and Virginia while farther north in Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, several more inches of snow is expected. The storm tore through the Midwest Saturday, causing traffic accidents, stranding motorists and cancelling flights. Much of southeastern Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Kansas are covered in thick snow. According to FlightAware, nearly 72-hundred flights are delayed today and there are over 12-hundred cancellations.
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