CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A lingering storm kept dumping immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Authorities urged people to stay home today in areas where driving was dangerous.
Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays Sunday, hundreds of flights were canceled and drivers in North Carolina and Virginia got stuck in snow or lost control on icy patches. But the commuters nightmare provided pre-winter thrills for kids and the young at heart, who were able to go sledding and build snowmen in places that dont often see so much of the white stuff.
The National Weather Service said a prolonged period of snow began late Saturday and would last until today in the region, with the heaviest snow in northwest North Carolina and southern Virginia. Some areas of North Carolina and Virginia saw more than a foot of snow by Sunday afternoon.
