Drivers skid and crash as wintry mix grips central US before moving east

Road conditions are beginning to deteriorate in the central U.S. as a mixture of snow, ice and plunging temperatures arrived. Forecasts are calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec declared: “Winter returned." By Saturday evening, widespread heavy snow is likely in areas between central Kansas and Indiana, especially along and north of Interstate 70, where there is a high chance of at least 8 inches. The storm will then move into the Ohio Valley, where severe travel disruptions are expected. It will reach the Mid-Atlantic states on Sunday into Monday.