Medical staff were forced to sleep in hospitals overnight, roads were closed and public services are shut down after storm Izzy dumped a foot of snow on Eastern U.S.
Snow and ice stretched from Mississippi to Virginia as Storm Izzy slammed the Southeast, leaving more than 250,000 without power over the weekend.
More than 200 US flights were cancelled on Tuesday and about 600 were delayed, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.
And now as much of the country deals with the aftermath of winter storm Izzy, another potential winter storm is forecasted later this week, the Weather Channel reported.
Arctic air is expected to hit 'much of the central and eastern states' during the second half of this week and could bring more snow and ice to parts of the Southeast and potentially the Northeast.
Accumulating snow is possible late this week from parts of northern Georgia into the Carolinas and Virginia
Arctic air is expected to hit 'much of the central and eastern states' during the second half of this week
In Northeast Ohio, a foot of snow interrupted daily life for residents including workers at overrun hospitals, and long-term care facilities were left short-staffed.
The storm forced nurses and staff to either sleep in the hospitals overnight, pick up extra shifts or get emergency rides to work from their employers during the snowstorm, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Public transit was affected as routes ran behind schedule or were canceled due to buses getting stuck in deep snow and short staffing.
Kent State University held virtual classes on Tuesday while the University of Akron and other area school districts canceled classes due to heavy snowfall.
In Akron's Firestone Park neighborhood, Gavin Smith and a neighbor were forced to dig out their cars from an unplowed street on Monday after 3 p.m. in order to try and make it to work after city officials said residential streets would not be plowed until that night or the next morning, as crews prioritized higher-volume routes and streets leading to schools and hospitals, the Beacon Journal reported.
'The road is definitely not plowed at all. Hasn't been touched,' he said. 'It was a struggle getting it out of the driveway. Now it's even harder getting it down the road.'
Areas from Middle Georgia to the coastal Carolinas could also see wintry weather develop Friday into Friday night
Accumulating snow is possible late this week from parts of northern Georgia into the Carolinas and Virginia
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