Thousands
still without power as US north-east recovers from snowstorm
In Boston, which received 24.9in of snow – the fifth-largest storm in the city's history – some public schools were closed on Monday. City officials encouraged commuters to use public transport to travel to work, as many roads are still unsafe, according to a local news station, WCVB. The Boston-area public transportation system partially resumed subway service and some bus routes on Sunday. Beverly Scott, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told the Associated Press that a full service was expected on Monday, albeit with delays.
Authorities
warn that further snowfall and freezing rain could hamper recovery
efforts as transport networks face delays
11
Febraury, 2013
More
than 100,000 people in the north-eastern US were still without power
on Monday morning, as the clear-up from last week's historic
snowstorm continued. Driving bans across the region were lifted on
Sunday and public transport systems in Boston, New
York and Connecticut were
functioning, though with delays.
Most
of the power failures were in south-eastern Massachusetts and
on Cape Cod, where around 35,000 people were still without
electricity.NStar
said 93,844 homes and businesses were affected,
while National Grid reportedly
had some 20,000 properties without power.
Efforts
to reconnect homes could be affected, however, by further snowwhich
was predicted to fall on Monday. The National Weather Service said
that between 2in and 4in was expected across northern areas of New
England, gradually changing to sleet, freezing rain and rain.
In
southern New England warmer temperatures could add to the danger of
collapsing roofs, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
warned. Flat or gently-sloped roofs were at greatest risk, officials
said, although they cautioned people against attempting to clear
their own homes. "We don't recommend that people, unless
they're young and experienced, go up on roofs," said a
spokesman, Peter Judge.
In Boston, which received 24.9in of snow – the fifth-largest storm in the city's history – some public schools were closed on Monday. City officials encouraged commuters to use public transport to travel to work, as many roads are still unsafe, according to a local news station, WCVB. The Boston-area public transportation system partially resumed subway service and some bus routes on Sunday. Beverly Scott, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, told the Associated Press that a full service was expected on Monday, albeit with delays.
Some
schools were closed in Providence, Rhode
Island and
in eastern Long Island, which saw as much as 30in of snow. New York
governor Andrew Cuomo said that more than a third of the state's
snow-removal equipment had been sent to the area, including more
than 400 plow trucks and more than 100 snowblowers, loaders and
backhoes.
At
least 11 deaths in the US and four in Canada have
been blamed on the snowstorm. Among the fatalities was an
11-year-old boy in Boston who had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning
as he sat in a car with the engine running. Authorities
said the vehicle's exhaust was covered by a snow bank,
causing the fumes to collect inside.
More
weather on its way
from
the same general direction as yesterdays severe weather outbreak...
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Florida, and Georiga
---
We
have damaging winds, hail detected, and now a few severe thunderstorm
warnings from the NWS..
All
heading East/Northeast.. just like yesterday , we may see several
different areas with rotation / possible tornadoes. Currently, just
damaging winds and hail
Northeast
storm slides into the record books
With
400,000 people left without power in Massachusetts and
record-breaking snowfall in Maine, the latest winter storm smashed
records for New England. The Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel reports.
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