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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — There's more than 20 inches of fresh snow on the ground in parts of Kentucky, while northwestern Tennessee has seen eight to 14 inches of sleet and snow.
It's part of what forecasters say may be the last big blast of winter weather this season, sending temperatures plunging in much of the South.
Kentucky's governor has declared a state of emergency for the second time in less than a month. National Guard soldiers are firing up Humvees to make emergency medical runs and to rescue stranded motorists.
To the north, there's snow in Maryland, New Jersey and other parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. In the nation's capital, non-emergency federal workers were told to stay home. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at the three major airports in the Washington-Baltimore area.
In Texas, thousands of students are home from school today after a late-winter storm dumped up to seven inches of snow. Flightaware.com reports more than 600 flights canceled today at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
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185-a-16-(Bruce Terry, meteorologist, National Weather Service, in AP interview)-"southern New Jersey"-National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Terry says the rain will change into snow during the day across the Mid-Atlantic region. ((watch for dating)) (5 Mar 2015)
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027-a-08-(Emily Allen, spokeswoman, Maryland Emergency Management Agency, in AP interview)-"in that situation"-Maryland Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Emily Allen says first responders spent a lot of time rescuing stranded drivers during the last snow storm, so they are asking drivers to allow time for snow plow crews to hit the streets before venturing out. (5 Mar 2015)
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APPHOTO KYDS105: University of Kentucky students Joe Buckles, left, Ellyn Abdelghany and Macaulay Minton take their dogs for a walk in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Classes were called off for the day at UK. The governor's office has declared a state of emergency after Lexington and Central Kentucky received as much as 14 inches of snow as a winter storm moved through the region on Wednesday night and into Thursday. (AP Photo/David Stephenson) (5 Mar 2015)
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APPHOTO KYDS102: Tiffany Buckler walks on Main Street instead of the snow-covered sidewalks, as she makes her way to work in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, March 5, 2015. The governor's office has declared a state of emergency after Lexington and Central Kentucky received as much as 14 inches of snow as a winter storm moved through the region on Wednesday night and into Thursday. (AP Photo/David Stephenson) (5 Mar 2015)
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