Virginia State Police confirmed that a 19-year-old involved in a collision in Pulaski died after his vehicle ran off the side of the highway, hit an embankment, and overturned.
Brannagan K. Locklear was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told CNN. Slippery road conditions were believed to be a factor in the cause of the crash, Geller added.
In Pennsylvania, where the storm dumped heavy snow for hours on end, two people were killed and several others injured after a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 in Clinton County, authorities said.
Central Park in New York City had more than six inches of snow and sleet on Thursday morning, the service said.
Heavy snow caused a pile-up of 27 vehicles, what officials call a chain reaction, on the Henry Hudson Bridge on Wednesday, New York Police Department Lieutenant Thomas Antonetti told CNN. There were no critical injuries, Antonetti added.
According to CNN subsidiary WABC, six people were transported to hospitals in the region for their injuries.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that all school buildings would be closed and personal learning was canceled.
There was not only snow
But the storm didn’t just throw snow. Powerful gusts of wind – from about 55 to 65 mph – from Delaware to New Jersey caused minor damage, Guy said. The coastline is likely to continue to feel strong winds from New Jersey through Massachusetts all Thursday, with the possibility of coastal flooding in Delaware via New Jersey, Guy said.
“Heavy snow will continue as the storm moves northeast and the heavy snow will completely leave the region by late afternoon – early evening,” he added.
The southern portion of the system also pushed a cold front through central Florida on Wednesday, causing several tornadoes in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, Guy said.
Delegates arrived in the area and found “significant damage to two streets,” Judd said, adding that two houses appear to be “uninhabitable at the moment.”
“There has been significant damage to trees and other houses in the area,” the sheriff said. “We started going door to door … to check for safety and make sure there were no injuries.”
The sheriff said they had not received reports of injuries “even though there was significant damage.”
CNN’s Rebekah Riess and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report.