Snowstorms cause chaos in US
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December 21, 2009, Monday
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A SLOW-MOVING storm that blanketed swaths of the United States East Coast with nearly 0.6 meter of snow headed north yesterday, continuing its assault after causing at least five deaths, crippling travel and leaving empty stores normally crammed with holiday shoppers.
Blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts with gusts up to 96 kilometers per hour. As much as 40 centimeters of snow was expected to cover the southern part of the New England states.
On the cusp of the winter solstice, the storm dropped 40cm of snow on Reagan National Airport outside Washington on Saturday - the most recorded there for a single December day - and gave southern New Jersey its highest single-storm snowfall total in nearly four years. Some of the deepest was in the Philadelphia suburb of Medford, New Jersey, 60cm.
"For those who are looking for a white Christmas, this certainly will stick around," National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Sullivan said.
Even the National Football League, with its hallowed tradition of playing in all weather conditions pushed back scheduled start times of games yesterday in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Around New York City, the brunt of the storm hit Long Island to the east, with blizzard conditions present and 63.5cm recorded in Upton. Crews clearing roads early yesterday reported whiteout conditions, said Lieutenant Robert P. Iberger of the Southampton police.
About 28cm of snow had fallen on New York City by yesterday morning, and the storm could be the worst the city had seen since about 66cm fell in Central Park in February 2006, National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Maloit said.
Transit workers cleared subway tracks and platforms overnight, but delays were expected on bus, subway and train routes, city transit spokesman Paul Fleuranges said early yesterday.
Airports in the Northeast were also jammed up. Most flights were canceled at some, including Reagan National and Dulles in the Washington area, Philadelphia International, New York's three major airports and Logan in Boston.
The cancellations rippled across the country. More than 150 flights were canceled in and out of Chicago's airports, as were a handful in Denver.
A person in Virginia died in a traffic accident caused by slick roads, and police said the weather may have contributed to another traffic death there. A third death in Virginia is believed to have been caused by exposure.
In Ohio, two people were killed in accidents on snow-covered roads.
Blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts with gusts up to 96 kilometers per hour. As much as 40 centimeters of snow was expected to cover the southern part of the New England states.
On the cusp of the winter solstice, the storm dropped 40cm of snow on Reagan National Airport outside Washington on Saturday - the most recorded there for a single December day - and gave southern New Jersey its highest single-storm snowfall total in nearly four years. Some of the deepest was in the Philadelphia suburb of Medford, New Jersey, 60cm.
"For those who are looking for a white Christmas, this certainly will stick around," National Weather Service meteorologist Bruce Sullivan said.
Even the National Football League, with its hallowed tradition of playing in all weather conditions pushed back scheduled start times of games yesterday in Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Around New York City, the brunt of the storm hit Long Island to the east, with blizzard conditions present and 63.5cm recorded in Upton. Crews clearing roads early yesterday reported whiteout conditions, said Lieutenant Robert P. Iberger of the Southampton police.
About 28cm of snow had fallen on New York City by yesterday morning, and the storm could be the worst the city had seen since about 66cm fell in Central Park in February 2006, National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Maloit said.
Transit workers cleared subway tracks and platforms overnight, but delays were expected on bus, subway and train routes, city transit spokesman Paul Fleuranges said early yesterday.
Airports in the Northeast were also jammed up. Most flights were canceled at some, including Reagan National and Dulles in the Washington area, Philadelphia International, New York's three major airports and Logan in Boston.
The cancellations rippled across the country. More than 150 flights were canceled in and out of Chicago's airports, as were a handful in Denver.
A person in Virginia died in a traffic accident caused by slick roads, and police said the weather may have contributed to another traffic death there. A third death in Virginia is believed to have been caused by exposure.
In Ohio, two people were killed in accidents on snow-covered roads.
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