Snowy storm hits shaky US East Coast
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November 9, 2012, Friday
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THE New York-New Jersey region woke up to a layer of wet snow and more power outages yesterday after a new storm pushed back efforts to recover from superstorm Sandy which left millions powerless and dozens dead last week.
"My son had just got his power back two days ago now along comes this nor'easter and it's out again," Mark L. Fendrick, of New York City's Staten Island, tweeted.
Households in the country's most densely populated region that had waited for days without power after Sandy were plunged back into darkness, with temperatures near freezing.
But the new storm didn't appear to rouse exhausted residents to a new chorus of complaints.
"Things are not worse, and for that I am thankful," said Iliay Bardash, 61, a Staten Island resident who has been without electricity since last week.
Roads in New Jersey and New York City were clear for yesterday's morning commute, and rail lines into New York were running smoothly, despite snow still coming down heavily in some areas.
Parts of battered New Jersey had just over 304 millimeters of snow overnight. Residents from Connecticut to Rhode Island saw up to 152 millimeters.
In New Jersey, utilities reported about 390,000 power outages early yesterday. About 160,000 of those were new. In New York City and neighboring Westchester County, more than 70,000 customers were without power after the storm knocked out an additional 55,000 customers. Long Island had 60,000 new outages in a region where 300,000 customers were already without power.
Public works crews built up dunes to protect the coast and new shelters opened.
Airlines canceled at least 1,300 US flights in and out of the New York area on Wednesday.
"My son had just got his power back two days ago now along comes this nor'easter and it's out again," Mark L. Fendrick, of New York City's Staten Island, tweeted.
Households in the country's most densely populated region that had waited for days without power after Sandy were plunged back into darkness, with temperatures near freezing.
But the new storm didn't appear to rouse exhausted residents to a new chorus of complaints.
"Things are not worse, and for that I am thankful," said Iliay Bardash, 61, a Staten Island resident who has been without electricity since last week.
Roads in New Jersey and New York City were clear for yesterday's morning commute, and rail lines into New York were running smoothly, despite snow still coming down heavily in some areas.
Parts of battered New Jersey had just over 304 millimeters of snow overnight. Residents from Connecticut to Rhode Island saw up to 152 millimeters.
In New Jersey, utilities reported about 390,000 power outages early yesterday. About 160,000 of those were new. In New York City and neighboring Westchester County, more than 70,000 customers were without power after the storm knocked out an additional 55,000 customers. Long Island had 60,000 new outages in a region where 300,000 customers were already without power.
Public works crews built up dunes to protect the coast and new shelters opened.
Airlines canceled at least 1,300 US flights in and out of the New York area on Wednesday.
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