People in the eastern US woke up to colder than average temperatures on Friday after a punishing snowstorm led to school cancellations, flight delays and hundreds of people stranded on a Kentucky highway for more than 12 hours.
Colder than average temperatures are expected through the weekend, as a winter storm pushes into the Atlantic after dumping about 2ft of snow on parts of the eastern US, according to the National Weather Service. Weather officials are warning people to take precautions while driving in the slush, ice and snow.
Traffic conditions have improved in Kentucky after nearly 2ft of snow caused a traffic jam that lasted for more than 12 hours from Wednesday into Thursday. Governor Steve Beshear declared a state of emergency and the National Guard was called into Hardin County, which was particularly badly affected by the storm.
A group of Chicago civil rights activists, including the Rev Jesse Jackson’s wife Jacqueline Brown, were among those stuck. Brown was part of a group of activists travelling to Alabama for the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Montgomery.
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