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More than a foot fell in West Virginia's Canaan Valley, and icy interstate bridges led to multiple crashes on Interstate 77.
Parts of the Great Lakes region and the northeast saw significant snow as well.
In Michigan, the village of Ublee got nearly eight inches.
Weather service says six inches fell during a seven-hour period.
The National Weather Service says the unseasonably cold weather will gradually come to an end.
Forecasters say temperatures will moderate toward normal for the second part of the week in the southeast, which was hit by a major cold snap that affected states like Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
Significant snow fell further north.
Icy interstate bridges led to multiple interstate crashes in West Virginia.
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have taken a major step toward bringing the longest government shutdown in U.S.
The Senate Monday night approved a stopgap measure that would reopen the government.
Speaker Mike Johnson is urging lawmakers to return to Washington, saying the House must vote as quickly as possible to send the measure to President Trump's desk.
Air travelers still facing frustration at airports around the country.
The flight tracking website FlightAware says there are more than 400 delays so far Tuesday and 1,100 cancellations due to controller shortages and the FAA's order to reduce traffic out of safety concerns.
Airports across the country have started donation drives to support federal workers who are not getting paid during the government shutdown.
That includes rural states like Wyoming, as Wyoming Public Radio's Chris Clements reports.
Temperatures across the South tipping well below freezing as an unseasonably cold blast of Arctic air blows across the country.