Another storm is hitting the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast two weeks after the polar vortex brought epic freezes to the region, according to the Associated Press.
According to forecasters, 10 to 14 inches of snow is expected in southern New England, Pennsylvania and almost a foot of snow in New York City, the AP reported. After the snow subdues, arctic air from Canada will move in.
The snowstorm is covering about 1,000 miles from Kentucky and Massachusetts but forecasters said the Interstate 95 between Philadelphia and Boston would be hit the hardest with snow, causing problems for commuters, according to the AP.
A fatal car crash in Maryland took the life of one person after a snow-covered road led to a car sliding and getting stuck in the path of a tractor-trailer which hit the car and threw the driver from the vehicle, the AP reported.
By mid-day Tuesday, the Transportation Department in Pennsylvania reported half of the $189 million winter weather budget has already been used, according to the AP.
"Lots of nuisance storms this season have meant that PennDOT crews have been plowing and treating roads more frequently this winter," Transportation Department spokeswoman Erin Waters-Trasatt told the AP.
Almost 3,000 flights have been cancelled along the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, especially airports from Washington to Boston, and another 885 were due to be cancelled on Wednesday, according to the AP. Other transportation methods like Amtrak were also cutting back on services on Tuesday.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's inauguration plans including an evening party on Ellis Island were cancelled due to the storm and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick also postponed his State of the State address, the AP reported.
