Posted on 02/10/2010 10:56:54 AM PST by NormsRevenge
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A blizzard lashed the East Coast for the second time in less than a week, wreaking havoc from Washington to New York by forcing government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close.
Some Northeast cities ground to a halt as large amounts of snow fell, coupled with powerful winds that created whiteout conditions. That led the city of Baltimore to order all vehicles off the streets except for emergency personnel.
Hundreds of flights were canceled and airlines relaxed ticket policies to allow passengers to change their plans without penalty, moves that could cloud the outlook for an industry already hard hit by the battered economy.
The United Nations said its New York headquarters would be closed on Wednesday due to the storm.
"I was as excited as all the school kids when I found out the U.N. was having a snow day. But I don't really get the day off, I am still working from home," said Stephanie Dunstan, 33, an Australian who works for the U.N. Development Program.
While government offices in Washington were also closed for the third straight day -- at a cost of some $100 million in lost productivity per day -- President Barack Obama was trying to maintain his schedule with a meeting with black leaders to discuss the economy and jobs.
The 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.
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A football game takes place in blizzard conditions in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington February 10, 2010. A blizzard lashed the U.S. East Coast for the second time in less than a week, wreaking havoc from Washington to New York by forcing government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
So far, About two inches has fallen in Manhattan. It’s still snowing, big flakes but not very intense.
This can only be GOOD!
Snow covers a street sign at the corner of Wall St. and Broad St. in New York's financial district, February 10, 2010. A blizzard lashed the U.S. East Coast for the second time in less than a week, wreaking havoc from Washington to New York by forcing government agencies, the United Nations and schools to close. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)
Behind every cloud is a silver lining.
A man walks near the White House in Washington DC February 10, 2010. Cities across the Northeast ground to a halt as the National Weather Service predicted blizzard conditions up the coast with up to 16 inches in New York City, up to 22 inches in Philadelphia and 12 inches in Washington. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)
I cleared off several inches of snow off my car at noon, and it is now covered with about 3-4 more inches. Looks like we are getting into the heart of the storm now, near the Queens/Nassau border.
A roof has collapsed in on a Fairfax, VA firehouse, a hanger at Dullas Airport Some private roofs have collapsed, and a roof on a Smithsonian building. I think they said it was a storage building in Suitland, MD. I remember the blizzard of 1966. I am pretty sure that the government was closed for 3 days, although they are saying our current 3 day closure is a record.
I heard about the roof collapse.
In 1977 I experience the great Blizzard of Buffalo. The side street on which I lived wasnt plowed until mid-April.
For almost three months, many streets were traversed on packed 6-8 inches of snow. That was quite a winter.
Was it 64 or 66. I am pretty sure the weather people keep referring to 66 as one of the top 10 storms. In both years I was living in the same apartment. Looking out the window to a narrow side street, wind had blown the 20” of snow so deep at our end that about 6 cars on either side were so completely covered they were invisible. It was a week before a garbage truck forced it’s way through that street. I think that blizzard was worse, but this one coming on top of the 20+” storm just before which had not been cleaned up, will cause more problems. Of course we still have the blowing and drifting to contend with so I may change my opinion on the earlier one in a day or two.
Stormin’ Norman.
I was out of the AF and back in Ohio by May of ‘66 so I’m pretty sure this was ‘64, the middle of my 4 year tour.
That’s not to say that there wasn’t ANOTHER episode of severe gloBULL warming in the DC area in ‘66 as well.
Am I the only one who thinks that God is doing this now to mess with Algore, whose arrogance and corruption is as big a stench in the Creator’s nostrils as they are in mine?
OK, I decided to Google washington, dc, blizzard of 1966. It was in January of that year, so if you didn’t go back to Ohio until may, you might have been here. There are many links. Here is one with one reference to 1966, and a number of current pictures and stories:
http://sledpress.wordpress.com/
You are correct, sir.
Thanks for help with this old guy’s memory.
:-))
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