The first wintry blast of the season brought several inches of snow, contributing to seven deaths across the country and slowing New York City's Thursday evening commute to a crawl.
From St. Louis to the South and into the Northeast, snow, freezing rain, and in some parts, sleet, made driving tricky and closed schools Thursday.
And the storm will continue to cause travel disruptions and power outages into Friday with the potential for up to 12 inches inches of snow from western Maryland to northwestern Maine, AccuWeather reports.
'In some areas, it is possible that one to two inches of sleet falls on top of the snow,' AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
In New York City, the wet snowfall and wind gusts on Thursday downed numerous tree branches and police advised people to stay indoors and avoid the roads.
Commuters were also advised to avoid the Port Authority Bus Terminal - which is also used by some to travel to New Jersey - due to extreme overcrowding.
By 5:30 p.m., the terminal had become an immovable block of wall-to-wall commuters all gazing up at the schedule board. Lines of people waited to get into the terminal as officials urged them to take trains or ferries.
Shocking photos from inside the station show hundreds of commuters sporting their winter jackets and hats as they are crammed in. The terminal was partially closed down and travelers were banned from entering the second and third level.
As a result of the storm, the city's students were left stranded on school buses late into Thursday night. Special-needs student George Jordan spent seven hours on a bus home to the Bronx, the New York Post reports.
The poor weather made it difficult for buses to reach the terminal, officials said. And a multi-vehicle accident on the George Washington Bridge and the closure of the Bayonne Bridge connecting Staten Island to New Jersey added to the traffic nightmare.
A mayoral spokesman said the early storm meant that Metropolitan Transportation Authority didn't have snow chains on its buses. He said many of them had to pull over, 'further clogging streets.'
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Hundreds of commuters are seen packed inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal as they wait for buses which faced more than two-hour delays
Commuters were advised to avoid the Port Authority Bus Terminal due to overcrowding
A board shows cancelled flights due to a snow storm at the Newark Liberty International Airport on November 15, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. The early season storm caused flight cancellations in much of the northeast
A World Trade Center bound PATH train is covered in snow as it sits in Newark Penn Station on November 15, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey
A person stands in the snow outside the Oculus Transit Hub on November 15, 2018 in New York City. New York experienced its first snowfall of the season on Thursday with expectations of over an inch of snow to fall on the area
Pedestrians walk through snow and ice in Manhattan on November 15, 2018 in New York
A bicycle covered in snow is seen in Manhattan on November 15, 2018 in New York
A tree collapsed on top of a parked car in Manhattan on November 15, 2018 in New York
Ileina Weber shovels snow in front of her house in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania on Thursday
A pedestrian walks through early season snow fall in the Boston suburb of Medford, Massachusetts on Thursday
A New York State Department of Corrections bus sits at the off ramp for Interstate 84 in Fishkill
Southbound traffic stopped on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. The heavy snowfall created slippery conditions that stranded many motorists
A plow clears a parking lot at the Hudson Valley Towne Center parking lot in Fishkill
In New Jersey, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tweeted that it took him five hours and 40 minutes to commute from Piscataway to Mendham, a roughly 26-mile journey that normally takes about 40 minutes.
There were scattered delays on the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit reported 30-minute delays system wide. Flight delays of up to an hour were reported at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports.
Forecasters said the snow should turn to mostly sleet and rain before changing to rain overnight.
As much as eight inches of snow blanketed the St. Louis area, and forecasters predicted up to six inches in parts of southern New England as the storm made its way east.
They also predicted northern New Jersey could see four to eight inches of snow before the system exits the region early Friday, while parts of suburban Philadelphia had five inches of snow by Thursday afternoon.
Weather officials said the overnight trace in Alabama missed setting a record for earliest snow by about two weeks.
In neighboring Mississippi, a tour bus bound for a casino overturned, killing two people and injuring 44 others Wednesday afternoon.
The crash happened about 35 miles southeast of downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Betty Russell, 70, and Cynthia Hardin, 61, both of Huntsville, Alabama, died, said DeSoto County Coroner Joshua Pounders.
'Well I might like it a little warmer,' said Jamey Torregrossa, who cleared the sidewalk in front of the Carpenters District Council building on Hampton after an overnight snowfall blanketed the St. Louis area
A street is covered with snow during the first snowfall of the season on a local street in Guttenberg in Union City, New Jersey
Cars are driving through snow and ice in Manhattan on Thursday night. The National Weather Service is predicting snowfall totals of 2 to 4 inches in New York City
Pedestrians walk through snow and ice in New York after the city saw its first snowfall which shut down buses in the city
Snow piles up on bicycles outside the transit terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, after a snowstorm on Thursday
A man makes his way through dirty snow on a bicycle through snow in New York on Thursday night after a snowstorm brought the city to a standstill
A man removes snow from the sidewalk in New York on Thursday night as other New Yorkers make their way home
Visitors stand at the 9/11 Memorial after one of the first big storms of the season moved across the eastern half of the country
People walk in the snow outside the Oculus Transit Hub in New York City's Financial District on Thursday evening
A food cart vendor waits inside his hot dog stand for his his tow car as the first snowfall of the season blankets New York City
A bicycle sits chained to street post covered in the first snowfall of the season to blanket New York City on Thursday
The Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt at the entrance of the American Museum of Natural History in New York is covered with snow
The injured were taken to Memphis-area hospitals, with at least three listed in serious condition Wednesday evening.
Officials said the group was traveling from Huntsville, Alabama, to gamble at a casino in Mississippi's Tunica County, about 40 miles to the west.
Witnesses told Mississippi investigators the tour bus driver lost control after crossing an icy overpass and the bus rolled over on its driver's side, coming to rest in median of Interstate 269 in Byhalia around 12.35pm, said Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Capt. Johnny Poulos.
'All of a sudden the bus started swerving then it spun around two times, hit the rail and then flipped over,' bus passenger Veronica Love told news outlets as she left a hospital after the wreck. 'The second spin, it started picking up speed. It was, I mean, what could you do?'
Witnesses said the driver lost control after crossing an icy overpass and the bus rolled over on its driver's side, coming to rest in an interstate median, Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Capt. Johnny Poulos said. The crash happened about 35 miles southeast of downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
'All of a sudden the bus started swerving then it spun around two times, hit the rail and then flipped over,' bus passenger Veronica Love told news outlets as she left a hospital after the wreck. 'The second spin, it started picking up speed. It was, I mean, what could you do?'
Later Wednesday night, near Little Rock, Arkansas, three people were killed in separate crashes on icy roads. The interstate was closed and reopened shortly before daybreak Thursday, but officials said traffic was slow-going because some drivers had fallen asleep.
Officials in Ohio reported at least one traffic death that was likely weather-related. Indiana State Police also reported a death early Thursday, which they said was caused by the 60-year-old woman driving too fast on a slick road.
People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as the first snowfall of the year hits New York City on Thursday
Washington DC: Secret Service Uniformed Division officers and their dog walk past the White House on Thursday morning
People walk during a snow storm in view of Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday
A police officer and others help push a car that was unable to gain traction on the snowy roads in Mt. Holly on Thursday. New Jerseyans are dealing with their first taste of wintry weather this season
In Philadelphia, a meteorologist told the Allentown Morning Call that this storm is 'an overperformer.' By 3 p.m. Thursday, parts of suburban Philadelphia had five inches of snow.
The freezing rain turned to ice on roads around the state, leading to a number of crashes and reports of cars sliding off roads.
In North Carolina, the National Park Service closed a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway to traffic Thursday because of dangerous road conditions stemming from snow, sleet and freezing rain, the Asheville Citizen Times reported.
Schools closed or sent students home early across the lower Great Lakes and the Northeast, including at the University of Connecticut where classes were canceled in the afternoon.
Nearly half a million people across the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast were left without power after the storm struck last night.
The storm was forecast to dump as much as six inches on parts of New England, while in the Midwest the St Louis area saw the highest accumulation with up to eight inches of snow on Thursday morning.
People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as the first snowfall of the year hits New York City on Thursday
A man sits under an umbrella during a snowstorm in Times Square in New York City on Thursday
Visitors stand in a wet snowfall at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan on Thursday
Pedestrians walk through a wintery mix of snow and ice in Manhattan on Thursday in New York City
FlightAware's 'Misery Map' shows airline delays and cancellations piling up on the East Cost as the storm strikes
The storm has already wreaked havoc on roads in the South, where icy roads led to fatal crashes in Mississippi and Arkansas on Wednesday night.
New Yorkers braced for commuter misery on the way home, as officials warned drivers to travel with extreme caution.
'Early winter weather is moving through the state this week and I urge New Yorkers to be prepared and to use caution when driving due to reduced visibility and possible black ice,' New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.
'We are watching these weather systems and stand ready to assist our local partners as needed,' Cuomo said.
Airline chaos rippled across the country, with at least 464 flight cancellations and over 1,946 delays as of Thursday night, according to FlightAware.
A mix of snow and sleet changed to rain which continued there throughout the day.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley takes pictures at the White House in a light snow in Washington DC
Gidley takes careful steps while returning to the West Wing as snow and sleet from Winter Storm Avery covers the ground at the White House on Thursday in Washington, DC. The storm forced schools to close or delay opening in the area
Grounds of the White House are seen covered in snow in the photo taken by the administration's staff
A tiny snowman sits on a ledge in a light snow at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC on Thursday
A bicycle commuter rides to work on a fresh coat of snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday
A groundskeeper clears slush and snow during a winter storm on Capitol Hill, on Thursday in Washington DC
A cyclist passes by the Lincoln Memorial during the year's first snowfall in Washington DC, on Thursday
As the storm hit with Thanksgiving still a week away, school districts closed or sent students home early across the lower Great Lakes and the Northeast.
The University of Connecticut canceled classes starting at 3:30 p.m. or later at its main campus, satellite campuses and law school.
About a dozen school districts in New Jersey and others in Connecticut decided to send students home early.
Hundreds of schools in the central U.S. closed Thursday morning, with as much as eight inches blanketing the St Louis area by the early afternoon.
In Indianapolis, the National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning. The state's largest school district, Indianapolis Public Schools, closed classes citing 'dangerously slick road conditions.'
Forecasters were predicting up to six inches of snow in parts of southern New England, beginning in the mid-afternoon Thursday.
Forecasters said the snow should turn to mostly sleet and rain before changing to rain overnight
A map shows Friday's forecast for the East Coast, with most of the winter precipitation limited to New England
New England will see the most snow through Friday, as the map above shows, but icy roads will be hazardous elsewhere
St Louis: Richard Burst clears snow from his driveway on Thursday. 'All I really need to accomplish are two lanes for my car,' he said. Much of the region had at least four inches of snow and forecasters expect about one inch or two inches more will fall
Snow falls in Tower Grove Park on Thursday. Parts of the St Louis area got up to eight inches in the storm
A family prepares to go sledding on Thursday in St Louis, where the snow storm caused school closures
Snow falls on the Tower Grove Park South neighborhood of St Louis on Thursday
Jamey Torregrossa clears the sidewalk of snow in front of the Carpenters District Council building on Thursday
Mississippi: A tour bus is towed away Wednesday after it overturned on an icy highway, killing two and injuring 44
On Wednesday, this bus carrying passengers to a casino overturned on an icy road in DeSoto County, Mississippi
A tour bus sits on a highway after it crashed in northern Mississippi, killing at least two people and injuring dozens
Pennsylvania: A young buck forages for food during a snow storm on Thursday in Marple Township. Pennsylvanians are dealing with their first taste of wintry weather this season. A mix of rain, sleet and snow had started falling across some areas
Indiana: Icicles hang on street signs near Donner Park in Columbus, Indiana on Thursday
Cincinnati: Ice coats a tree in Cincinnati on Thursday. A mix of freezing rain and ice has hit Ohio causing hazardous roads
Snow fell as far southeast as central Alabama, which got a dusting. While wintry precipitation is unusual in the Deep South so early in the season, forecasters said the overnight trace missed setting a record for earliest snow by about two weeks.
Around the upper South, meanwhile, the storm spread scattered sleet and light snow on Wednesday.
By Thursday, the snow hit as far west as St Louis, where much of the region had at least four inches of snow and forecasters expected about one inch or two inches more to fall.
And in Virginia, NASA said, the planned launch early Thursday of an unmanned cargo rocket to the International Space Station had to be rescheduled by one day because of the weather.
The unmanned Cygnus cargo craft is now scheduled to lift off early Friday from Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore carrying supplies and research materials for the astronauts at the space station.
Elsewhere, an ice storm hitting parts of Indiana shut down schools and left hazardous conditions on roadways Thursday morning.
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