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Second big snowstorm descends on U.S. East Coast
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... The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Wednesday, forcing the closure of U.S. government agencies for a third straight day and shutting down cities across the Northeast.
The United Nations said it would close its New York headquarters on Wednesday, the U.S. Congress curtailed legislative action and the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington announced government offices would be closed.
The U.S. National Weather Service was predicting up to 14 inches (36 cm) of snow in New York and Washington, with Baltimore forecast to get up to 20 inches (51 cm) and Philadelphia up to 19 inches (48 cm).
State offices in five major Pennsylvania cities were ordered closed, and Maryland government offices were shut down, with only essential personnel required to report for duty. Massachusetts state was monitoring the weather and said it would make a decision whether to close by 5:15 a.m./1015 GMT.
Forecasters said the storm, which has been dubbed "Snoverkill" and "Snomageddon 2.0," would be packing strong winds that could cause additional power outages in a region already reeling from a major weekend snowstorm.
Residents were still trying to dig out from record snowfalls of 18 (46 cm) to 32 inches (81 cm) from Washington to southern New Jersey. Some tried to restock refrigerators and clear fallen trees before the new storm arrived.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced on Tuesday evening that federal agencies in the U.S. capital region would remain closed on Wednesday. It was the third straight day the government has been closed at an estimated cost of $100 million per day in lost productivity.
Schools were closed across much of the region, and many canceled classes for the rest of the week. Even the battle-tested New York public school system said it would shut down.
The bus system in the Washington area halted service on Tuesday evening and said it would not operate on Wednesday. The regionīs subway was only operating on the underground section of the system.
The cold weather helped push heating oil futures higher. Approximately 4,500 customers were still without power in the Washington area, according to reports by the areaīs three main electric companies, Pepco (POM.N), Dominion (D.N) and BG&E.
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"I love it. I can handle one more round," said government lawyer David Kaplan, 50, as he shoveled snow off his roof on Tuesday in Takoma Park, Maryland, just outside Washington. He spent the past few days sledding and building a luge run in his yard.
But Kaplan also said he spent a fair amount of time shoveling his driveway and roof. "Itīs hard work and I hope never to do it again," he said.
The U.S. House of Representatives canceled votes for the week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate would not be in session on Wednesday but would resume work on Thursday. He said he doubted the Senate would have any votes this week. Many congressional hearings were also called off.
AMR Corpīs American Airlines (AMR.N) canceled Wednesday flights in and out of Washingtonīs three area airports as well as Philadelphia. Late flights on Tuesday also have been nixed so that planes are not stranded in the snow, the airline said.
Carriers also once again relaxed their ticket policies to allow passengers to change flight plans around the storm. Both moves could cloud the outlook for an industry already hard hit by the battered economy.
US Airways (LCC.N) canceled its hourly shuttle service between Washington and New York for Wednesday while Amtrak passenger rail service warned of limited service along its lucrative Northeast corridor.
The storm left a battered Midwest in its wake, with canceled flights in Chicago and up to 17 inches (43 cm) of snow in Iowa, one of the largest hog-producing states. The marketing of hogs was disrupted, helping Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures to rise to their highest level in six months.
"This snowy weather creates miserable conditions for livestock in feedlots," said Harry Hillaker, an Iowa state climatologist. "It is difficult to get feed to them and to keep water lines from freezing." |
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