NEW YORK CITY -- Winter-weary residents got out their boots and shovels yet again as another storm moved up the East Coast on Wednesday.

The storm brought a mix of rain and snow to areas from Tennessee into New England. The snow was expected to get heavier by afternoon and could complicate the evening rush hour, particularly in New England.

Schools closed or delayed starts around the region, including in parts of Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

CNY Central meteorologist Peter Hall says the storm will likely not affect much of Central New York, but perhaps the southern and eastern fringes of our area will see a dusting of snow. He adds to expect a mostly cloudy and quiet day with only a chance for dim sun.

If you have travel plans to Boston, Providence, Hartford, New York City, Trenton, Phildelphia and Baltimore today, Peter says you will have some travel trouble. Winter storm warnings are in effect there.

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Across the country, Kentucky had half a foot by Wednesday morning as the snow moved across the central part of the state and headed east.

New Jersey and the Philadelphia area could get 4 to 8 inches, and high winds are expected before the storm moves out early Thursday.

The stormy weather was causing some airport delays and cancellations Wednesday morning. In Philadelphia, about 40 departing flights were canceled and some arriving flights are being delayed, some for up to nearly three hours. There were also delays at Newark Liberty International Airport.

In Philadelphia, the intensity of the storm caught some by surprise.

Lenore Roca of Ardmore, Pa., outside Philadelphia, expected a light mix of wintry weather in the morning. Her children's schools weren't delayed and the schedule looked clear for the commuter train she planned to take, so she left her driveway at 7:10 to begin her 1½ hour commute to Lansdale.

"I have a car, but the roads were already bad," said Roca, a clinical trial assistant at Research Pharmaceutical Services.

She waited in Ardmore for more than half an hour for a delayed train, then arrived in Philadelphia one minute too late to catch her connecting train to Lansdale.

Her 90-minute commute had doubled.

In downtown, Andre Floyd, a carpenter for more than a decade with the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, arrived to work at his usual time, 7 a.m., but already felt behind on his duties of clearing snow along the waterfront. When snow is expected, he said, his crew comes in at 6 to clear it.

"We got surprised now," said Floyd, of Philadelphia. "It was supposed to rain this morning."

But he's not complaining.

"It's a blessing, I got a job. I could be looking at this weather and thinking 'I don't want to go to work,' but I look at it like it's a job, I have a job. ... But I love my job to come out here and be able to provide service for people."

In New Jersey, motorists faced slick conditions as light snow fell over most of the state. Heavy snow was expected over most of the state Wednesday night.

Meteorologists say the storm could leave some significant snow in Maryland and the District of Columbia after several close calls. On Washington streets, conditions were mostly slushy or wet. But forecasts for later in day range from 1 to 10 inches of snow possible.

In New York, the lower Hudson Valley again expected to see the most snow from the storm.

Counties closest to the New York City metro area - Dutchess, Orange and Putnam - could get anywhere from 3 to 7 inches between late afternoon Wednesday and early Thursday morning.

The storm will likely bring heavy snow to much of southern New England late Wednesday and early Thursday morning.

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.