The death toll rose to six Wednesday from winter storms in the U.S. midsection that pushed toward the Northeast. More than 600 flights were cancelled in the storm's path, AP reported. Two passengers in a car on a sleet-slickened Arkansas highway died when the vehicle crossed the center line and struck an SUV. In Oklahoma, the Highway Patrol said a 76-year-old woman died Tuesday when a truck crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the car she was in. The Highway Patrol earlier reported that a 28-year-old woman was killed in another crash. The storm's winds were also blamed Tuesday for toppling a tree onto a truck in Texas, killing the driver, and a tree onto a house in Louisiana, killing a man. More than 900 flights nationwide had been cancelled by near midday Wednesday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. More cancelations were likely, with Washington, New York and Philadelphia expected to see the most problems. Blizzard conditions were possible Wednesday for parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. -- SPA
