Published January 13, 2015
West Virginia called snowplow drivers out of retirement Wednesday as snowstorms and arctic cold blamed for at least 14 deaths hung over much of the Midwest and East.
As much as 9 inches of snow fell in West Virginia in the state's first major storm of the season, prompting schools statewide to either close or open late for a second day in a row. Schools were also shut across of much of Ohio and parts of upstate New York, some for a third straight day.
Some travelers spent the night at airports in the Midwest after flights to the Northeast were disrupted, and slick roads led to chain-reaction crashes.
In West Virginia, 21 retired snowplow drivers were called in to help crews struggling to clear roads.
Forecasters said some areas of upstate New York could receive more than 100 inches of snow before the system breaks up Sunday or Monday.
Chicago awoke to temperatures around zero with a wind chill of minus 14 — an improvement over the minus-30 wind chill reported on Monday. The area was expected to rebound into the low 20s by the end of the week.
Since the weekend, the cold weather and slippery roads have contributed to at least five deaths in Ohio, two in Illinois, two in Kentucky, two in Michigan, and one each in Wisconsin, Maryland and Indiana, authorities said.
https://www.foxnews.com/story/subzero-weather-causes-14-deaths-nationwide