Snow blocks planes, trains, automobiles
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February 9, 2010, Tuesday
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THE US federal government was shuttered yesterday while the Washington area dug out from as much as 1 meter of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars.
Another storm was looming.
Federal agencies that employ 230,000 in Washington were closed, as were many local governments, businesses and school districts across the region. Around 200,000 students in Philadelphia's public and Roman Catholic schools got a snow day.
With more snow expected today, stranded travelers and those struggling with no electricity wondered when they'd escape the icy, gray mess.
"You've got a whole city held captive here," Gwen Dawkins, who was trying to get to Detroit, said as she waited at Washington's Reagan National Airport, where all flights had been canceled after 46 centimeters of snow was recorded by Sunday. That was the fourth-highest recorded storm total for Washington. The airport remained closed for snow and ice removal yesterday and officials said operations were expected to resume at some point during the day.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport opened one runway on Sunday evening, but airport officials warned that delays and cancellations would likely continue.
Crews plowing streets and homeowners shoveling their walkways faced the possibility of another storm adding to the work. The National Weather Service issued a storm watch for Washington today.
Another storm was looming.
Federal agencies that employ 230,000 in Washington were closed, as were many local governments, businesses and school districts across the region. Around 200,000 students in Philadelphia's public and Roman Catholic schools got a snow day.
With more snow expected today, stranded travelers and those struggling with no electricity wondered when they'd escape the icy, gray mess.
"You've got a whole city held captive here," Gwen Dawkins, who was trying to get to Detroit, said as she waited at Washington's Reagan National Airport, where all flights had been canceled after 46 centimeters of snow was recorded by Sunday. That was the fourth-highest recorded storm total for Washington. The airport remained closed for snow and ice removal yesterday and officials said operations were expected to resume at some point during the day.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport opened one runway on Sunday evening, but airport officials warned that delays and cancellations would likely continue.
Crews plowing streets and homeowners shoveling their walkways faced the possibility of another storm adding to the work. The National Weather Service issued a storm watch for Washington today.
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