The first major storm of the winter covered parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic with snow and ice Tuesday, making roads hazardous, disrupting travel and closing schools as some areas braced for several inches of heavy snowfall. The storm could deliver up to a foot of snow (30 centimeters) as well as wind and heavy rain to states including Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Maine, although parts of the region were spared the predicted high totals. Storm warnings and weather advisories were in place throughout the day.

Nashua, New Hampshire Superintendent of Streets Jon Ibarra said the forecasts helped crews get an early start on keeping streets clean.

“Our work was done (Monday) with the icing we had,” he said. “We treated the roads for that. Those roads held out this morning. So we were able to get the equipment ready and as it came around 11, we were able to head out to work.”

Jenna Chopelas said she found the road conditions “scary” while driving in Nashua.

“The drive around in the snow has been a little scary, a little slick out there. I would say that snow is a little heavier than I thought,” she said.

Marcus Gordon agreed.

“It was raining so the roads were already wet, and the snow just came up on top of it. So you can't really see the black ice.”