The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Boston

Power crews fix electrical lines damaged by the recent ice storm in North Tulsa, Okla. on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007.

A wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England on Sunday, stranding air and road travelers and causing a jetliner to skid off a runway.

At least three traffic deaths have been blamed on the storm.

Meanwhile, Sunday marked a week since the storm pummeled Oklahoma, contributing to 23 deaths and power outages that left nearly 650,000 homes and businesses in the cold and darkness at its height

The National Weather Service posted winter storm warnings from Michigan and Indiana all the way to Maine. Around a foot of snow had fallen on parts of the Chicago area, with 10 inches in Vermont. Meteorologists said that 18 inches was possible in northern New England; more snow was still expected in parts of Michigan.

"Our biggest advice right now is, stay home," said Maine State Police Sgt. Andrew Donovan. Visibility in the blowing snow was less than 200 yards, and in stronger gusts "if there's a car in front of you, you can't even see it," he said.