New York
The big snow storm that pelted much of the northeastern lower Thursday, but schools, public offices and some tracks would remain closed.
winter storm warnings stretched from the southern Appalachian mountains of coastal Massachusetts was due to expire on Thursday morning.
Although the storm lasted one day, it caused major problems in some areas. Some have received record snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
Philadelphia International Airport, 173 flights were canceled Thursday at 8 am, officials said. About 1,500 passengers to stay overnight at the airport.
At Boston Logan International Airport, about 200 flights canceled on Thursday from 6 pm, officials said.
Amtrak suspended service to New York to Boston and New Haven to Springfield on Thursday morning, and has reduced its service between New York and Albany, the train service said
In New York, Central Park, is 12.3 cm of snow fell Wednesday record, beating a record day in 1871, the weather service.
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n New York, Central Park, a record increase of 12.3 inches of snow fell on Wednesday, beating a record day in 1871, the weather service.
Newark set a record of 11 inches and Philadelphia also set a record of 14.2 inches, the weather service.
In Philadelphia, schools and administrative offices closed Thursday as Mayor Michael Nutter has declared a snow emerging
ence.
Federal employees and most business schools in Washington ended last week. Public schools and most government offices also remained closed on Thursday, authorities said.
The snow fell about an inch an hour in Washington on Wednesday and had six total inches.
The tracks were closed in Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport in suburban Washington on Wednesday night, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for the Washington Airports Authority Metro.
"The heavy snow has really been going on since late afternoon, and it was not too long after that the activity of the plan dragged dramatically, and later the snow was so heavy that we had to close routes while we continued to plow the snow with our team, "said Yingling.
Thursday morning, Dulles International Airport has announced that it was a single runway again. Reagan National Airport officials said it was the work of the slopes again, but advised people to check the delays before leaving the airport.
New York John F. Kennedy and Newark International Airport were closed and scheduled to open on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Also in New York all transit buses suspended until further notice, said the Metropolitan Transit Authority on Thursday morning.
The Boston area also expected to get 8 to 12 inches during the storm, forecasters said.
Public schools were canceled at Boston and Providence on Thursday, authorities said.
American Airlines / American Eagle spokesman Ed Mart She said the two airlines canceled flights Wednesday at least 280 and at least 65 others are canceled for Thursday between Washington and Boston.
United canceled 276 flights canceled on Wednesday and at least 71 and Thursday, and Continental canceled 322 flights on Wednesday and at least 108 more on Thursday, David Christen, a spokesman for both airlines said Wednesday.
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 100 flights on Wednesday in the northeast, said spokeswoman Brandy King.
The snow makes for dangerous situations on the road for many, and Maryland, on Wednesday called on Governor Martin O'Malley on people not to drive.
"This is a serious traffic hazard and challenge," O'Malley said at a news conference in the State Operations Center in Hanover.
Maryland officials said that 1,600 maintenance workers and 1,400 pieces of equipment would be on the roads all night dealing with the storm.
The storm also left thousands in the dark on Wednesday.
Early in the morning, 192,758 people were without power in Montgomery County and Prince George County, said Pepco, a local electricity provider.
Dominion, another energy company, said that 128,006 customers were without electricity in northern Virginia.
The big snow storm that pelted much of the northeastern lower Thursday, but schools, public offices and some tracks would remain closed.
winter storm warnings stretched from the southern Appalachian mountains of coastal Massachusetts was due to expire on Thursday morning.
Although the storm lasted one day, it caused major problems in some areas. Some have received record snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
Philadelphia International Airport, 173 flights were canceled Thursday at 8 am, officials said. About 1,500 passengers to stay overnight at the airport.
At Boston Logan International Airport, about 200 flights canceled on Thursday from 6 pm, officials said.
Amtrak suspended service to New York to Boston and New Haven to Springfield on Thursday morning, and has reduced its service between New York and Albany, the train service said
In New York, Central Park, is 12.3 cm of snow fell Wednesday record, beating a record day in 1871, the weather service.
Newar
n New York, Central Park, a record increase of 12.3 inches of snow fell on Wednesday, beating a record day in 1871, the weather service.
Newark set a record of 11 inches and Philadelphia also set a record of 14.2 inches, the weather service.
In Philadelphia, schools and administrative offices closed Thursday as Mayor Michael Nutter has declared a snow emerging
ence.
Federal employees and most business schools in Washington ended last week. Public schools and most government offices also remained closed on Thursday, authorities said.
The snow fell about an inch an hour in Washington on Wednesday and had six total inches.
The tracks were closed in Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport in suburban Washington on Wednesday night, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for the Washington Airports Authority Metro.
"The heavy snow has really been going on since late afternoon, and it was not too long after that the activity of the plan dragged dramatically, and later the snow was so heavy that we had to close routes while we continued to plow the snow with our team, "said Yingling.
Thursday morning, Dulles International Airport has announced that it was a single runway again. Reagan National Airport officials said it was the work of the slopes again, but advised people to check the delays before leaving the airport.
New York John F. Kennedy and Newark International Airport were closed and scheduled to open on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Also in New York all transit buses suspended until further notice, said the Metropolitan Transit Authority on Thursday morning.
The Boston area also expected to get 8 to 12 inches during the storm, forecasters said.
Public schools were canceled at Boston and Providence on Thursday, authorities said.
American Airlines / American Eagle spokesman Ed Mart She said the two airlines canceled flights Wednesday at least 280 and at least 65 others are canceled for Thursday between Washington and Boston.
United canceled 276 flights canceled on Wednesday and at least 71 and Thursday, and Continental canceled 322 flights on Wednesday and at least 108 more on Thursday, David Christen, a spokesman for both airlines said Wednesday.
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 100 flights on Wednesday in the northeast, said spokeswoman Brandy King.
The snow makes for dangerous situations on the road for many, and Maryland, on Wednesday called on Governor Martin O'Malley on people not to drive.
"This is a serious traffic hazard and challenge," O'Malley said at a news conference in the State Operations Center in Hanover.
Maryland officials said that 1,600 maintenance workers and 1,400 pieces of equipment would be on the roads all night dealing with the storm.
The storm also left thousands in the dark on Wednesday.
Early in the morning, 192,758 people were without power in Montgomery County and Prince George County, said Pepco, a local electricity provider.
Dominion, another energy company, said that 128,006 customers were without electricity in northern Virginia.