
More than 50 million under winter weather alerts across the East Coast with snow and heavy winds on the way
CNN
More than 50 million across the Eastern US are under winter weather alerts early Monday as a massive storm system left its mark from Florida to Maine, generating tornadoes, freezing rain and heavy snowfall across the region.
After causing widespread power outages and major road closures across the Southeast on Sunday, the winter storm will shift to bring heavy snowfall to the Northeast.
Pittsburgh and Buffalo, New York, could see 8 to 12 inches of snow, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. More than a foot of heavy snow is also expected across the upper Ohio Valley through the lower Great Lakes region on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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