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New Winter Storm Bears Down on Northeast
By DAN NEPHIN
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A winter storm set its sights on the Northeast on Sunday, a day after snarling road and air travel and leaving at least two people dead when up to a foot of snow fell from the Plains across the Midwest.
Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect from the Great Lakes to New England - where the entire region was under a winter storm warning - a day after as much as 15 inches of snow fell in parts of southern Michigan and as much as 10 inches in Detroit.
Snow started falling early in the afternoon Saturday in Pittsburgh, accumulating to about an inch before tapering off. Light rain and freezing rain took over later.
"We'll have little bit of everything," said Bill Drzal, a Weather Service meteorologist in Pittsburgh.
Areas to the north and east of the city were expected to see as much as 12 inches through Sunday night, according to the Weather Service.
More than 200 flights were canceled because of the weather Saturday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, one of the nation's busiest, and all other flights were delayed an hour, said Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman Gregg Cunningham.
Road travel also became tricky in northeastern Illinois, including Chicago's suburbs, where officials reported spinouts and cars in ditches.
"It's coming down steady," said Mike Claffey, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Transportation.
In Michigan, authorities said the weather was a factor when a woman died in a three-vehicle crash on slippery U.S. 23 in Monroe County. The Ann Arbor News reported that 24-year-old Ralitza Kuncheva of Dundee was riding in a car that crashed in Milan Township, about 35 miles southeast of Detroit. Authorities said the driver lost control of the car and spun into oncoming traffic.
In southern Wisconsin, police in Waukesha said road conditions brought on by up to 5 inches of snow figured in a two-car accident that left a 51-year-old woman dead and three others injured. Police did not immediately release her name.
Concern about the approaching storm led the University of Connecticut to cancel Sunday's winter commencement ceremony. About 850 undergraduates had expected to receive diplomas Sunday, but school spokesman Richard Veilleux said officials were concerned about the safety of the students and their families and other guests on slippery roads.
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