A rare blast of snow and ice hits the Southeast U.S. coast
A taxiing Delta Airlines plane skidded off the runway at snowy Raleigh-Durham International Airport as the winter storm descended on the Carolinas. No injuries were reported.
NORFOLK, Va. â Freezing rain, sleet and snow blew into coastal areas stretching from South Carolina to Virginia on Friday in a winter storm that forecasters say could snarl a region that's unaccustomed to winter precipitation. Authorities along the North and South Carolina coast warned that ice accumulations could cause major power outages, while areas to the northeast, stretching into Virginia, could see several inches (centimeters) of snow. In North Carolina, a Delta Air Lines plane with 19 passengers on board skidded off the runway and rolled into mud while
