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AdeadlywinterstormthathascoatedmuchofthesoutheasternUnitedStateswithiceismovinguptheeastcoast,takingaimatthemid-AtlanticandNortheast.
Somecitiescanexpectmorethan30centimetersofsnowbytheendofthedayThursday.Majorschoolsystemshavealreadyclosedandresidentsarepackingsupermarketstostockuponessentials.
ThestormkilledatleastninepeopleasitpushedacrosstheusuallymildSoutheastWednesday,coatinghighwaysfromTexasthroughtheCarolinaswithice.
ManydriversinNorthCarolina,figuringitissafertowalkthandrive,ignoredauthoritiesandabandonedtheircarsontheslickhighways,causingahugetrafficjam.
Heavyicehasbroughtdowntreesandpowerlines,knockingoutelectricitytohundredsofthousands.Airlinescanceledthousandsofflights.
TheNationalWeatherServicecalledthestorm"aneventofhistoricalproportions."AuthoritiessaythewintrymixhascausedtwodeathsinMississippiandatleastthreeinnorthernTexas.
Thestormisexpectedtomovenorth,uptheeasternU.S.coast,WednesdayandThursday.
Morethan2,700U.S.flightswerecanceledandhundredsmoredelayedearlyonWednesday,accordingtoflight-trackingwebsiteFlightAware.com.
Businesses,schoolsandeventhefederalgovernmentisexpectedtocloseasweatherconditionsworsen.TheWhiteHouseannouncedWednesdayithaspostponedapubliceventscheduledtheretomorrowduetoweatherconditions.
WhiteHousespokesmanJayCarney