thanksgiving holiday travel, the storm dumped over a foot of snow on parts of the east coast. saratoga county in upstate new york was buried under 20 inches with more expected overnight. >> such crazy heavy snow. wow. >> reporter: drivers discovered their cars were no match for slippery roadways. some states lowered speed limits and banned tractor-trailers. >> you've seen a lot of accidents, people in ditches. >> reporter: more than 740 accidents were reported in new york state alone where the governor called up 300 members of the national guard to help with snow removal, the most deployed in five years. >> we're deploying our assets as we can best determine by those forecasts. >> reporter: the forecast doesn't appear to be getting any better. already the roar of snowblowers can be heard in almost every town and neighborhood. >> i've got to run. >> reporter: in at least nine states, parents are coming up with creative ways to deal with their kids because of school