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Utility workers took advantage of milder temperatures and sunshine Tuesday in their scramble to restore power to thousands of customers around the Northeast, as another snowy, blowy nor'easter threatened a new round of outages.

Winter Storm Warnings and Weather Advisories are in effect for the Twin Tiers until early March 8.

A major nor'easter packing wet, heavy snow has sent tree limbs crashing down, closed schools and left more than 100,000 customers without power across upstate New York.

The National Weather Service says mixed precipitation is predicted for the period with total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and little ice accumulations.

Residents and officials in upstate New York are concerned about a massive 17-mile ice jam on the Mohawk River and the flooding risk it presents.

The National Weather Service says the region can pick up a little more measurable snow over the next day or so.

A fast-moving storm blanketed upstate New York with several inches or more of snow, creating hazardous conditions during the evening commute.

Schools closed around New York as the state braced for a fast-moving storm that was expected to dump nearly a foot of snow on some areas.

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state's coast and sending some residents fleeing to higher ground.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch beginning at 10 p.m. January 11 through 7 p.m. January 13 with ice jam flooding a possibility.