CONCORD, N.H. — A muted version of the winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on Thursday, trapping airliners in snow or mud and frustrating travelers still trying to return home after Christmas.
The storm, blamed for at least 16 deaths farther south and west, brought wind, rain and snow to the Northeast when it blew in Wednesday night. Lights generally remained on, and cars mostly stayed on the road, unlike many harder-hit places, including Arkansas, where 200,000 homes and businesses lost power.
The heaviest snowfall was expected to be in northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York and inland sections of several New England states before the storm heads into Canada on Friday, said National Weather Service spokesman David Roth. Parts of snow-savvy New Hampshire expected as much as 18 inches.
