Major winter storm hits US East Coast and Canada, causing travel disruptions and power outages to thousands of homes and businesses
The storm spawned damaging tornadoes in Florida, while in the Carolinas and up through the Appalachian mountain region icy conditions and blustery winds raised concerns.
More than 1,600 flights within, into or out of the United States were cancelled by mid-afternoon Monday, in addition to the 3,000 the day before, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Monday was a national holiday in the United States, so most schools and many businesses were already closed, though lots of people usually take the opportunity to travel during the long weekend.The US National Weather Service said earlier it expects the storm to "slowly wind down today," but that snow will continue to fall through the evening in upper New York and New England.
Transport was seriously disrupted, with drivers warned of hazardous road conditions and major travel headaches from the southern US state of Arkansas all the way up to Quebec in Canada.In Toronto, police tweeted that they had closed two sections of highway due to extreme weather, and asked drivers to stay home, "unless it's absolutely necessary.
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