Winter Storm Toby, the fourth nor'easter in less than three weeks, hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with yet another round of snow that shut down schools and government offices.

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From Tennessee to Maine, the snowstorm dumped wintry precipitation that triggered hundreds of accidents on slick roadways and canceled thousands of flights at airports. States of emergency were declared, and at least three people died.

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By Thursday morning, the storm's impacts were clear. More than 100,000 homes and businesses were in the dark and schools remained closed in several areas, including Boston Public Schools. The snowstorm was mostly unwelcomed, as residents expressed their desire to get out of the current pattern of frequent coastal storms and on to warmer spring weather.

"We're supposed to be getting ready for Easter, not a nor'easter," Raeme Dempsey told the Associated Press in Philadelphia.