Rare Southern snow and Northeast storm disrupt holiday travel plans across U.S.
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Key Points:
- Snowfall impacted highways and neighborhoods from Long Island to the Florida Panhandle, causing hazardous travel conditions and widespread disruptions during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
- Over 4,100 U.S. flights were delayed and 442 canceled, with major delays at New York's JFK and LaGuardia airports due to snow and freezing temperatures.
- Two storm systems affected roughly 55 million people, bringing snow as far south as Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, with accumulations ranging from dustings to several inches in northern states.
- Northern Plains and Great Lakes regions faced blizzard conditions with heavy snow and strong winds, while cold weather alerts covered 51 million people across the eastern U.S., with temperatures well below average.
