Northeast gets snow, ice during its 1st winter storm

Clouds with possibly some light snow or freezing rain are expected on Wednesday, said Eric Schwibs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.

In snow-loving Vermont, Chassidy Byrd, the assistant manager at a gas station and convenience store in Plainfield, said the storm returned the state to a sense of normal.

Meteorologists say the storm that chilled the Northeast is linked to the same system that produced deadly tornadoes in the Midwest beginning Saturday, then brought heavy snow, ice, rain, flooding and blustery winds as it moved toward the Great Lakes.

Forecasters predicted an inch or less in parts of southern New England before the storm turned to rain and sleet, while northern regions would see more.

Traffic was mostly light because schools were closed for Christmas vacation and many businesses were closed.