CHICAGO, Illinois -- With the official start of winter still more than a week away, a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the Midwest turned toward the East Coast on Tuesday.
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Western Pennsylvania and New York felt the bite of the storm. Schools were closed in Buffalo, New York, and scattered power outages were reported. Forecasters said the entire eastern two-thirds of the United States, with the exception of parts of Florida, would feel the storm's chill.
The snow tapered off in much of the Midwest Tuesday, but there was plenty left on the ground. In Chicago, temperatures were well below freezing, and thousands of children got the day off as the city's public schools closed for the day. Hundreds of schools were closed elsewhere in the Midwest.
CNN's Jeff Flock reported that the streets were clear and traffic was getting back to normal in downtown Chicago.
More snow was forecast for Tuesday for southern Michigan and northern Indiana, which may get 2 inches of snow on top of the foot or more already on the ground.
"Everyone was told to stay home today by their news people, and they did, because we have very light traffic conditions," Lt. Monica Yesh of the Michigan State Police told CNN. "Our accidents are pretty low for the amount of snowfall we've received. Basically spinouts and people stuck, and we're trying to get to those people and get them out."
Heavy snowdrifts in northern Indiana left motorists stranded on highways. Police in South Bend ticketed drivers who could not justify being on the road.
At least one storm-related traffic death was reported in Indiana, and one person died there while shoveling snow.
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