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Winter Storm Quest, In Photos

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This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation shows multiple vehicles snarled by a winter storm on Interstate 40 near Williams, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Arizona Department of Transportation via AP)

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This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation shows multiple vehicles snarled by a winter storm on Interstate 40 near Williams, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Arizona Department of Transportation via AP)

At a Glance

Winter Storm Quest is heading into the Great Lakes and Northeast Friday into the weekend.
The snowstorm could bring six inches to some locations in the Great Lakes and Midwest.
The storm dumped feet of snow on California earlier in the week.
Photos show how the storm is impacting the country.

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Winter Storm Quest is spreading snow, ice and strong winds across the Great Lakes and Northeast Friday into the weekend after dumping feet of snow in California's mountains and areas of the Southwest.

(MORE: Huge Sierra Snowfall Covers Windows, Surrounds Homes)

Parts of northeast Illinois, northern Indiana and southern Michigan could receive 6 or more inches of snow, including Detroit and South Bend, Indiana. Heavy, wet snow and strong winds could cause scattered power outages across the southern Great Lakes. Much of upstate New York and New England could see 6 inches of accumulation or more, while higher elevations of upstate New York and northern New England have the possibility of receiving up to a foot of snow.

Dozens of people were stuck on Arizona's Interstate 40 on Wednesday night, some for more than five hours. The interstate was closed between Kingman and Flagstaff, Arizona, as the winter storm made travel dangerous. Several pileups and accidents occurred on the roadway, according to KTVK.

Northbound Interstate 17 was closed between Black Canyon City and Flagstaff due to the snow, as well as sections of more than half a dozen other highways.

Up to 20 inches of snow had fallen in parts of the Flagstaff area, and Tucson, Arizona, received an inch of snow.

(MORE: Winter Storm Spreading Snow, Strong Winds Across Great Lakes, Northeast)

Winter weather advisories stretch from the southern Great Lakes into the interior Northeast and New England, including Chicago, Detroit and Boston.

Click through the photos in the slideshow above to see how Winter Storm Quest is affecting the country.

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Mammoth Lakes Fire Department firefighters use a ladder on a snowbank while responding to a propane heater leak and small fire at a shuttered restaurant surrounded by snowbanks, in the wake of an atmospheric river event, on March 12, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Mammoth Lakes Fire Department firefighters use a ladder on a snowbank while responding to a propane heater leak and small fire at a shuttered restaurant surrounded by snowbanks, in the wake of an atmospheric river event, on March 12, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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