Saturday,  Dec. 07, 2013 • Vol. 16--No. 144 • 19 of 33

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• OKLAHOMA
• Officials said at least two deaths were caused by the storm that has made traveling dangerous due to a coating of snow and sleet. A 5-year-old boy from Fort Gibson was killed Thursday in a vehicle crash, and Oklahoma City police reported that an unidentified man was discovered dead under an overpass.
• In Stillwater, Oklahoma State officials say crews are clearing snow and ice from inside Boone Pickens Stadium in preparation for the Oklahoma State-Oklahoma football game on Saturday.
• The storm dumped several inches of sleet, ice and snow on much of the state.
• PENNSYLVANIA
• Wintry forecasts prompted the postponement of high school football playoff games Friday in Pennsylvania. Snow, rain or a wintry mix are forecast for most of the state.
• OHIO
• More wintry weather hit parts of southwest and central Ohio on Friday as snow accumulated on roads left icy from an earlier mix of rain and sleet.
• Snow began falling in the afternoon in Cincinnati, which issued a Level 1 snow emergency indicating hazardous roads with blowing and drifting snow. The notice restricted street parking along designated snow emergency routes, and city crews began working on primary roads to prevent potential problems for evening commuters.
• OREGON
• Schools hunkered down, either closing or curtailing hours, as the storm accompanied by plunging temperatures hit the state. Oregon State students got an early start on the weekend when the university shut down at noon.
• Forecasters expect up to 3 inches on the coast and up to 10 inches east of the Cascade Range. Wind chills were forecast as low as minus-25.
• TENNESSEE
• Forecasters issued winter storm warnings and watches and an ice storm warning for western Tennessee on Friday.
• Officials cautioned of hazardous road conditions and the possibility electricity could be lost. Schools closed, including universities.
• TEXAS
• This weekend's Dallas Marathon was canceled after an ice storm snarled travel in North Texas and left more than a quarter of a million homes and business without electricity. Schools canceled classes a day before, many businesses gave workers the day off, and frigid roads and sidewalks were mostly empty.
• Fort Worth-based American Airlines and American Eagle canceled nearly 1,000

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