Snow Covers Counties in State -- Roads, Schools Closed Under Rare Icy Blanket

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JACKSON - Thousands of homes were temporarily without power after a rare, heavy snowfall in Mississippi left icy roads and bridges across the state and forced many schools and government offices to close Friday.

Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the winter storm system was expected to drop as much as 4 to 8 inches across southern and central Mississippi and much of Louisiana on Friday. He said the road conditions were dangerous and people should avoid travel.

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Snow Covers Counties in State -- Roads, Schools Closed Under Rare Icy Blanket

Troopers had worked about 20 wrecks, said Sgt. James Walker of the Mississippi Highway Patrol. No one had died and most were fender- benders, he added.

"People are just...

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