The National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning​ for parts of the area and winter weather advisories for other areas in western Pennsylvania.

Multiple drivers had to be rescued after getting stranded in the floodwaters, authorities in West Virginia said.

A winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest swept into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, causing treacherous travel conditions, prompting school delays and closures and potential power outages for millions of Americans.