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Snow. >> folks got ice yesterday are dealing with that because its not melting that quickly. video out of north ohio where northern part of that state and northern part of indiana and southern parts of michigan pummeled from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of ice and enough to take down tree limbs, if not trees altogether and power lines as well. at one point this morning, over a hundred thousand people still without power in southern michigan and over 20,000 in ohio itself. the other pie...

Officials told them to evacuate. they had been trapped by accidents ahead of them and the traffic behind them during the very worst of the snowstorm. >> news channel 5 on your side starts now. >> at this time last night, freezing rain was coming down and roads were treacherous. now 24 hours later the massive winter storm has moved on, but the problems it brought still linger. among the dozens seeking shelter from the cold, seniors with special medical needs. wilma stewart is recovering from a st...

They are expecting up to two feet of snow. that would be the most theyve ever gotten. lakeshore drive closed right now. on lake michigan, 25-foot waves. school is cancelled in chicago. that may seem like a no-brainer, but this is the first time in 12 years theyve closed school there. lets head to the east cow. ice rinks are the roads now. an inch of ice on the roads in indiana. you can imagine what this -- what happens. cars slipping. tree limbs a little heavy bringing down power lines. people c...

So many cities sliveringing and sliding. cars are stuck there in oklahoma city and drivers leaving them behind. snow plows spinning their wheels. then in indiana, roads are like ice rinks basically. take a look at this. cars just slipping around. tree limbs and power lines snapping. officials say some people may be without power for days. after socking the midwest, storms going to move east. new york is going to be pretty dangerous on wednesday. commute there on the icy roads and amtrak suspendi...

Listen to that. sob of a -- thats unbelievable. >> it was billed as the worst storm in decades and it has lived up to expectations. after barreling across the midwest, bringing lights, schools and businesses to a screeching halt, the northeast is now getting pounded this morning with a nasty mix of ice and snow. and americans are certainly feeling the pain. >> i just thought -- everything freezes so fast. >> its all cleared away. were going to be out here all day, maybe all night trying to stop ...

It mildly today. it is just awful out there. what is the latest? >> reporter: well, here in st. louis, tamron, its not so much snow as it is sleet. you go about 20 miles west of here, its been snowing at a clip of two inches an hour. but here its sleet. whats on the ground here, ice pellets. this is sleet. so the -- that snow is likely to come, its this way, and the fear is that when it does, all of that snow on top of ice thats accumulated on trees and power lines, couple that with winds tomorr...

New orleans this afternoon. white is the snow. the heavy snow from missouri and now its starting to fill up in all of illinois. the storm itself located over the mississippi river between tennessee and arkansas. look at winds on the backside, 45 mile per hour gusts from wichita down to dallas. wins a wins are getting gustier in chicago. chicago, here comes the snow. watch the white lift to the north. saturating the air. blue is heavy moderate snow atop of pea yora. i thought peoria could end up ...

Sleet. so theres a nice layer of ice under all of this. you get more snow on top of that. you get heavy winds tomorrow. they are worried about tree limbs coming down, snapping power lines. and creating massive power outages in sub freezing weather. the local power utility has 500 linemen standing by ready to snap into action if that does happen but thats what they are bracing for here in st. louis. >> well take a momentary break. were back with more on todays breaking news out of egypt as what i...

One of those spots likely will be in peoria, stretching on into chicago, similar amounts. st. louis will be digging out for a while from this heavy snowfall event. and just look at the area were talking about. i mean some oh, 2100 miles or so from oklahoma city on up to chicago and then into new england where it looks as we head into wednesday it will end up being an icing event for folks in new york city. so more slick roadways out there to contend with. it will do a number on the airports as w...

In we think monday night and continue through wednesday and eventually its going to make its way into the northeast as well. just a heads-up for you folks. the storm system right now is way out to the west. its in california. and its bringing you wet weather here and its going to die pretty dramatically down through texas and hook on up through the plain states. as we take a look at the big system to give you an idea what you can expect, were expecting stormy weather here across the gulf coast a...