Storms with freezing rain and snow slammed the Ohio Valley and Northeast Monday morning — a tough start for commuters to start the week.

Traveling will continue to be difficult for much of the day as the storm moves from the Mississippi Valley northeastward, with the National Weather Service issuing a winter weather advisory over a wide swath of land stretching from St. Louis to Boston, according to the Associated Press.

Surfaces began to freeze over Sunday night as the weather began to sweep through central Indiana, and snow was expected in the Cleveland area through the morning and into the afternoon.

Meanwhile, icy cold weather was forcing school closures in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, as well as delays in many other locations.

The Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas should get some light freezing rain today. Philadelphia and New York will get the same, along with some sleet and light snow. Boston is expected to get freezing rain and sleet.

Despite the wintry conditions, and the huge amount of territory the weather covers, there isn’t expected to be much snowfall. Snow that is expected in the southern Great Lakes region is expected to be 3 inches or less, according to the report.

That’s good news for several areas that were slammed by snowfall in recent storms, particularly around the Great Lakes. Upstate New York was hammered with up to 4 feet of snow in some areas after lake-effect storms invaded the region.

Slowdowns have been reported on major highways around Cleveland, and that is likely to continue into the early afternoon.