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Thursday, February 13, 2014

SNOW COVERS 49 U.S. STATES - BIGGEST STORM OF THE SEASON HITS THE NORTHEAST WORST OF ALL


  • Map drawn up by NOAA reveals only Florida had no snow on the ground on Thursday morning
  • Winter storm is expected to dump up to 15 inches of snow on New York, 11 inches on Philadelphia, 8 inches on Boston and 9 inches on Portland, Maine into Friday
  • In Washington D.C., the streets were empty and federal government officers were shuttered after 15 inches of snow
  • On Thursday morning, New York Governor declared state of emergency for the city and Long Island
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio came under fire for choosing to keep schools open
  • 100 million people set to feet the storm's wrath
  • Utility workers in the South are scrambling to return power to more than half a million people without power
  • At least 18 people have lost their lives - mostly in car wrecks - in Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Georgia

  • Read more and see dramatic pictures -
    Getting around on skis on Washington DC streets.  No kidding
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2558474/Weather-At-12-dead-thousands-without-power.html

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