The winter-weary Northeast and upper Midwest were digging out Saturday from another round of heavy snowfall while cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds that left widespread damage and caused multiple deaths.
More than a foot of snow fell in parts of New York state, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine before the late-winter storm started to slow. Driving conditions were hazardous, as dozens of cars, trucks, and tractor-trailers slid off roads, police said.
Hundreds of businesses were closed, many flights were canceled and some bus service was suspended. The wet snow was accompanied by winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph, raising concerns about toppled trees and power outages, said meteorologist Jon Palmer with the National Weather Service in Maine….