Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are expecting accumulating snow overnight Monday into Tuesday.

After winter weather caused crashes and closed schools in Missouri, dumped more than a foot of snow in Iowa and left drivers struggling to see in Buffalo, New York, the East Coast is bracing for its own dangerous winter weather Tuesday.

The Northeast is experiencing its first significant winter storm just as snow and ice that disrupted post-Thanksgiving travel in the Midwest began to ease.

The Northeast was getting ready Tuesday for its first major snowstorm of the season, just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Snowstorms dumped over a foot of snow in the Midwest, causing flight cancellations and dangerous road conditions.

A fast-moving storm will drag a mix of wintry weather across the US Midwest and South before dropping heavy snow across New England and rain in New York and Washington.

The winter storm — and the subsequent flight cancellations and delays — come as Americans travel following the Thanksgiving holiday, typically some of the busiest travel days of the year.