Tornados in South, snow, sleet in East; record heat in West
Source: AP
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL
CENTURY, Fla. (AP) — A treacherous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain turned morning commutes to icy misery Tuesday for many returning from a long holiday weekend in the Northeast, a day after suspected twisters tore through parts of the South.
At least three deaths were reported on slick roads, all in Virginia, and motorists battled hazardous road conditions over a wide area from the Mid-Atlantic states through Pennsylvania to northern New England.
In the West, California and Arizona braced for more record warm temperatures after basking in the high 80s and low 90s on Monday. Millions along the East Coast, meanwhile, were still shivering from a deep freeze.
In Washington, the federal government was opening three hours late after freezing rain coated the capital city in ice — atop the several inches of snow that fell Monday. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, which sets leave for 300,000 federal workers, said employees also could opt for unscheduled leave or telework.
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A PATCO commuter leaves the Collingswood, N,J., station Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in snow that was to later become a mix of sleet and freezing rain before switching to rain in the evening, according to the National Weather Service. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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in San Diego. You know it's hot here when the winds are blowing from the Santa Anas and the moon is out in the middle of the day.
Our poor redwood probably isn't going to survive for much longer. 
