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A cross-country winter storm brought heavy snow to the eastern U.S. on Wednesday, disrupting travel and causing closures. Moderate snowfall continued across North Carolina and the southern Mid-Atlantic, expected to last through Thursday morning. Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware could see up to 12 inches of snow, leading to road closures and flight disruptions. Millions of people are also under winter alerts ahead of a major storm expected to dump snow across Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky, with Tennessee closing state offices due to hazardous travel conditions.

SWNAarmed2 – by Izzy Hawksworth & Jack Fifield One woman who works at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, where residents are currently holed up, said she struggled to get into work this morning and that some people had even abandoned their cars. Earlier this morning, the woman saw a white sheet sticking outside the window of The Gateway block of flats, which remains evacuated since last night (mon) as police negotiate with a man inside who reportedly has weapons. Speaking outside the centre, the woman said: “I saw a sheet at 8am and there’s been police officers at another…