Wintry weather brings fatalities, school closings

Associated Press

Dangerously cold temperatures plunged into the single digits around the U.S., and wind chills pushed them even lower.

The bone-chilling result led to school delays and cancellations from the South to the Northeast and Midwest, worries about the homeless and the deaths of at least three people who were in weather-related traffic accidents.

But there is a bright side to all this: This season’s snowfall totals are way down from last year, one of the snowiest seasons on record.

Last year, New York, Boston and Philadelphia all got about 5 feet of snow from December through February, or about 11/2 to 21/2 feet more than normal. This year, they’ve seen only a few inches of snow since Dec. 1.