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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Freezing winds spell nightmare commute
in Northeast, mid-Atlantic
Millions of commuters in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic faced a nightmare commute Wednesday morning thanks to bitterly cold temperatures, high winds and the aftermath of heavy snowfall.
The snowfall ended south of Boston by 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to The Weather Channel. But in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C, where the weather had caused havoc on the Tuesday evening commute, wind chills had plummeted well below zero.
The temperature in all three cities was between 9 and 12 degrees -- with wind chills as low as minus 7 in Washington, D.C. Wind gusts across the region will get up to 33 mph, the Natio
The freezing temperatures are set to continue until the weekend and eastern Maine will be done with the snow a few hours after nightfall on Wednesday.
Residents of the region faced the prospect of digging themselves out of some heavy snowfall, the heaviest fell in Manalapan, N.J., which got 15.5 inches. A foot fell in New York City and 13.5 inches in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
"Considering these conditions, the commute is going to be very bad," said Guy Walton, a meteorologist at The Weather Channel. "Even though the snow has stopped everywhere south of Boston the wind is going to be quite strong across the Northeast.
"Children are going to have the day off and people getting to work are going to find it very tough going."
Winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service were still in effect on Long Island, N.Y., and Boston, Mass. Cape Cod was under a blizzard warning and it was expected to continue to snow there until 1 p.m.
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A woman sits on her cot at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday.
It was not only people on the ground subjected to winter misery: Almost 1,400 flights coming into or out of the U.S. on Wednesday had been canceled by 4 a.m.
According to FlightAware, most of these came at New York’s LaGuardia and John F Kennedy International airports, Newark Liberty International, Boston Logan, and Philadelphia International. There were some 240 delays nationwide.
Just over 3,000 flights were canceled across the U.S. on Tuesday and there were almost as many delays, according to FlightAware.
In D.C., most offices of the government were shut down Tuesday — although the Supreme Court justices did show up for work — and officials were asking residents to stay off the roads.
"We've had about 80-plus calls for personal injury collisions today," said Scott Graham, assistant chief of nearby Montgomery County, Md., Fire and Rescue, told NBCWashington. "Some of which have been very minor... turning out to be property damage; some more significant, with minor traumatic injuries, vehicles overturning."
Meanwhile, governors in Delaware, New Jersey and New York on Tuesday afternoon declared states of emergency as blizzard conditions hit along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor.
The freezing temperatures are set to continue until the weekend and eastern Maine will be done with the snow a few hours after nightfall on Wednesday.
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Winter storm sweeps US, hits mid-Atlantic and Northeast, causing flight chaos and government office shutdown
A massive winter storm packing up to a foot of snow, strong winds and icy temperatures slammed into the northeastern United States on Tuesday, canceling flights, closing government offices and sending children home from school.
Authorities warned of heavy winds and hazardous driving conditions along the east coast as the storm, which began mid-morning, was expected to continue through the late evening hours, with the heaviest snow expected Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky sent students home early on Tuesday or stayed closed for an extra day after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.
Nearly 3,000 flights were canceled Tuesday, with airports from Washington to Boston affected. An additional 885 flights for Wednesday were called off as well. Amtrak planned to cut back train service in the afternoon.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reduced speeds on interstates and other major roads, and said it had already blown through more than half of its $189 million winter weather budget.
The storm is part of a bitter blast of arctic air that is expected to sweep south into Iowa and as far east as Maine by Tuesday night, and remain entrenched through Thursday.
Some areas across the U.S.-Canada border could see nighttime lows in the negative double digits in the next few days, he said.
The last blast of arctic air caused a propane shortage in several states, with some declaring energy emergencies to speed up deliveries.
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