South of the snow belt, dangerously icy conditions are possible in parts of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, he said.

CNN: 30 million in path of winter storm

The hybrid cars built by Toyota and Honda Motor (nyse: HMC - news - people ) save fuel and are marvelous engineering exercises, but you don't want to drive on those skinny tires in the Snow Belt, believe me.

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And, if you don't fancy carrying it around, you could always wear it as a scarf that tells you if it might snow or a belt that gives you the news headlines instead.

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Meanwhile, the fire service urged road users to take extra care in hazardous conditions after snow hit the central belt and northern parts of the country.

BBC: Two die after van and lorry crash near Loch Fyne

Scotland's Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson has apologised after hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight, with the central belt particularly badly hit by snow.

BBC: Fresh snow brings school closures

"We are watching a conveyor belt of wave after wave of snow coming in over the Atlantic, " said Alan Dunham, meteorologist with the weather service in Taunton, Mass.

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