Photos: Winter storm brings snow, ice to Midwest, Mid-Atlantic

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Photos: Winter storm brings snow, ice to Midwest, Mid-Atlantic

A massive winter snowstorm that blanketed several Midwest states was a factor in at least five road deaths on Saturday, authorities said.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: People sled on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: People take part in the "Snowdown Snowballs" at the Washington Monument on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: People visit the Lincoln Memorial on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: National Park Service workers shovel snow outside of the White House, on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Snow falls around the White House, on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Snow falls on the White House as a winter storm arrives in the region, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Snow falls on the White House as a winter storm arrives in the region, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Traffic moves along Pacific Street near its intersection with 189th Street as snow falls in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. A massive winter snowstorm moved into Kansas and Nebraska from the Rockies on Friday, then east into Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, covering roads and making driving dangerous. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Sam Person clears snow in Papillion, Neb., on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. A massive winter snowstorm moved into Kansas and Nebraska from the Rockies on Friday, then east into Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, covering roads and making driving dangerous. (Kent Sievers/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Commuter trains are parked at the LaSalle Street station under a heavy snow fall in downtown Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 3 a.m. Sunday and covers northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana including Lee, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage and Cook counties. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Juan Vela plows snow away from the sidewalk in front of Bar Bosco on South 7th Street in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)

A man clears snow from sidewalk in downtown Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 3 a.m. Sunday and covers northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana including Lee, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage and Cook counties. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Noah Shober makes a snow angel outside of his house in Terre Haute, Ind., on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. A massive winter snowstorm making its way across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic region blanketed most of Missouri and several other states. The storm moved east into Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, covering roads and making driving dangerous. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)

William Biscarri pushes snow into a large roll on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in Oak Knoll Park in Clayton, Mo. "My girlfriend is somewhere in the park playing Pokemon GO and I was bored. I wanted to see how far I could roll it." (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

A groundskeeper brushes snow off of seats at Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL divisional football playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Fans arrive at a snow covered Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL divisional football playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts, in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Snow covers the playing field at Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL divisional football playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kyle Haraugh, of NFL Films, clears snow from a camera location at Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL divisional football playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts, in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: People sled on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. The DC area was hit with 4-7 inches of snow accumulation with the potential of another 2-4 inches. President Donald Trump is holding off from a threatened national emergency declaration to fund a border wall amidst the longest partial government shutdown in the nation's history. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

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