First big snowstorm of the winter hits the Northeast

PORTLAND, Maine — The Northeast saw its first major winter snowstorm arrive on Tuesday just as the Midwest began to escape snow and ice that snarled travel after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Some parts of northern New England were expecting up to 10 inches of snow. A windy, potentially icy storm was headed to the region and could soak some parts of the area’s six states while piling snow in others, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in states including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and New York ahead of the snow’s arrival. By Tuesday morning, snow was falling steadily around the region.

The winter weather arrived days after more than 8 inches of snow fell at Chicago O’Hare International Airpo