Another Snowstorm Hits the Northeast, Threatens More Outages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The second big storm to hit the
Northeast in less than a week brought wet, heavy snow Wednesday to a corner of
the country where tens of thousands of people were still waiting for the power
to come back on from the first bout of wintry weather.
The nor'easter closed schools and government offices,
grounded thousands of flights and raised fears of another round of fallen trees
and electrical outages as it made its way up the East Coast.
"I don't think I'm ready for this to happen
again," Caprice Dantzler, 32, said as she walked through Philadelphia's
snowy, rainy Rittenhouse Square. She said many trees that crashed into cars and
homes and blocked streets during the last storm have yet to be removed.
A mix of snow and light rain fell before daybreak in many
areas, then began turning to all snow. By late morning, heavy snow was
blanketing eastern Pennsylvania, and driving became treacherous on some
highways.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning
into Thursday morning from the Philadelphia area through most of New England.
Forecasters said areas west of the Interstate 95 corridor could easily get more
than a foot of snow, with some places in northwestern New Jersey expected to
receive up to 2 feet.
More than 2,000 flights across the region — 1,700 in the New
York metro area alone — were canceled, a number expected to climb as conditions
deteriorated.
The morning commute went smoothly in most areas, as the...
Source: JEMS Operations - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kristen De Groot, Associated Press Tags: News Operations Source Type: news