Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida

"A blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including normally balmy Florida. In northeastern Ohio, sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds created whiteout conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Snow squall conditions moved into the Cleveland metro area and were expected to continue east into Pennsylvania and parts of eastern New York."

"Expect visibilities of less than a quarter of a mile and rapid snow accumulation on roadways. Travel will be difficult and possibly dangerous in the heavy snow, the National Weather Service warned. Below-average temperatures in the Central and Eastern U.S. were predicted for the weekend and into early next week. The next few nights are forecast to be very cold for much of the Central and Eastern United States, the Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, said."

A powerful winter system produced snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast with near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including Florida. Sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds caused whiteout conditions in northeastern Ohio and snow squalls moved through the Cleveland area east into Pennsylvania and eastern New York. Visibility dropped below a quarter mile and roadways experienced rapid snow accumulation, creating difficult and possibly dangerous travel conditions. Below-average temperatures and very cold nights are forecast across the Central and Eastern U.S., with sub-zero wind chills expected from the Plains to the Northeast.

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