Heavy snow along Route 4 in Killington, Vt., on Tuesday.
SNOWMAGEDDON! More than 40 inches of snow
blankets the Northeast as arctic blast sweeps the country
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Significant winter weather hit communities across the interior Northeast on Wednesday morning, causing at least one fatal road accident.
As expected, more than 40 inches of snow fell over the past two days over parts of the Great Lakes and interior Northeast in the first significant lake-effect snow event of the season.
The heaviest snowfall was recorded at Constableville, New York, where 42.7 inches landed.
A forecast early Wednesday said the areas most affected would be south and southeast of Lake Erie, before the snow then shifts north.
Police in Killington, Vermont, said a bus crashed into another vehicle Tuesday afternoon, killing one of the drivers. Mark J. Candon, 71, from Rutland, was pronounced dead at the scene, a police statement said.
The driver of the bus, Gary E. Gilmore, 82, from North Clarendon, and an unnamed female passenger were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Wednesday morning was also the coldest of the season so far for much of the East Coast, including as far south as Florida, with New York City reaching the frosty upper 20s.
Frost- and freeze-related advisories are in place from the Florida Panhandle to south Georgia as temperatures may dip again Thursday morning to near or below the freezing mark, which could damage or kill sensitive crops, the weather service warned.
Temperatures are expected to rise toward the weekend.
