Winter storm update: Snow, sleet blast mid-Atlantic, Northeast

A blustery late-season storm clobbered the Northeast with sleet and heavy snow Tuesday, crippling much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a stretch of unusually mild winter weather that had people thinking spring was already here.
The National Weather Service downgraded its blizzard warning Tuesday morning for the New York City area, where schools and businesses had been closed.
he powerful nor’easter unloaded 1 to 2 feet of snow in places, grounded more than 6,000 flights, knocked