A severe winter storm that punched its way through the nation's midsection, slinging rain, ice and heavy snow across a broad swath of states, moved to the East Coast, making for a treacherous Wednesday morning commute.More flight disruptions were expected Wednesday. Airlines canceled 6,116 flights to, from and within the U.S. Tuesday, said FlightAware.com, a
The massive low pressure system, which is expected to affect 100 million people, grounded thousands of airline flights and turned roads into skating rinks. The storm started in the Southwest, snarling traffic in Albuquerque before pounding Oklahoma with snow, Texas with ice and bringing white-out conditions to the Midwest.By Wednesday morning, New York City was under an ice-storm warning facing up to three quarters of an inch of ice. In midtown Manhattan, the freezing rain created a thin ice layer on sidewalks and a slushy mess on the roadways. Forecasters said travel conditions will be extremely dangerous, with untreated roadways becoming a sheet of ice.
Amtrak suspended service on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia because of power problems. Icy precipitation coated trees and utility lines in Philadelphia's northern and western suburbs, and heavy ice in central and northern New Jersey snapped tree limbs, which brought down power lines.
website that tracks flights. That amounted to 20% of the total commercial flights scheduled nationwide.
Chicago and Milwaukee braced for record snowfall rates, high winds and huge waves on Lake Michigan. Police in Indiana warned motorists to avoid hazardous roadways.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had deployed personnel to 11 states from Arkansas to Rhode Island to cooperate with state officials. FEMA said it was sending additional supplies of bottled water, cots, blankets and shelf-stable meals and generators to where they might be needed.
The massive low pressure system, which is expected to affect 100 million people, grounded thousands of airline flights and turned roads into skating rinks. The storm started in the Southwest, snarling traffic in Albuquerque before pounding Oklahoma with snow, Texas with ice and bringing white-out conditions to the Midwest.By Wednesday morning, New York City was under an ice-storm warning facing up to three quarters of an inch of ice. In midtown Manhattan, the freezing rain created a thin ice layer on sidewalks and a slushy mess on the roadways. Forecasters said travel conditions will be extremely dangerous, with untreated roadways becoming a sheet of ice.
Amtrak suspended service on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia because of power problems. Icy precipitation coated trees and utility lines in Philadelphia's northern and western suburbs, and heavy ice in central and northern New Jersey snapped tree limbs, which brought down power lines.
website that tracks flights. That amounted to 20% of the total commercial flights scheduled nationwide.
Chicago and Milwaukee braced for record snowfall rates, high winds and huge waves on Lake Michigan. Police in Indiana warned motorists to avoid hazardous roadways.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had deployed personnel to 11 states from Arkansas to Rhode Island to cooperate with state officials. FEMA said it was sending additional supplies of bottled water, cots, blankets and shelf-stable meals and generators to where they might be needed.
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