Posted on 12/26/2010 2:12:34 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The snow is causing travel chaos across the eastern US.
A swathe of the US eastern seaboard is braced for an intensifying winter storm that is dumping heavy snow as it sweeps north.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and severe weather warnings are in place from Georgia to Vermont as temperatures continue to plummet.
Blizzards dropping up to 1ft (31cm) of snow are expected to hit New York and parts of New England.
South Carolina had its first Christmas snow since records began in 1887.
L/Cpl Bill Rhyne, of South Carolina Highway Patrol, said people were heeding warnings to stay off the roads.
Transport officials in Washington DC deployed 200 salting lorries, snow ploughs and other equipment to tackle the expected 6in of snow expected across the Mid-Atlantic region.
Blizzard warnings were in effect for Rhode Island and most of eastern Massachusetts including Boston. Forecasters predicted more than 1ft of snow from midday on Sunday until late afternoon.
States of emergency
Up to 18in of snow was predicted to fall on the New Jersey coast, with wind gusts of more than 40mph (64km/h).
Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina had declared states of emergency by early Sunday.
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Got a light dusting in Columbia, PA. Nothing significant. :( I was looking forward to a good workout.
Flew United from Dubai into Dulles this morning. We broke through the clouds and I could see city lights for miles, what a relief. Now I’m sittin at O’Hare, perfect flying weather but the plane is delayed. I rather thought I was home free there for a little. Onward to Minneapolis and a happy New Years!
The snow was about waist high all around my house this morning, though the “official” reading for my area was ONLY between 24-28 inches.
I never appreciated the retired snowbirds - people from the Northeast who moved to Florida in retirement - when I was younger. I never thought that would be me.
Though I would never move to Florida, as I get nearer full retirement I DO find myself much less appreciative of snowy winters; so some warmer clime might find me taking up residence there someday.
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