East Coast Blizzard Is One for the Record Books

East Coast blizzard cripples travel, strands many
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of cold, hungry and tired passengers are stranded at the New York area's three major airports because of a fierce winter storm. Officials say the would-be passengers are being provided blankets and cots. But some of the travelers say they were not allowed to retrive their checked luggage and have no extra clothing or toiletries. Jason Cochran of Manhattan noted that tempers would flare as people started to get hungry. He was stuck at Kennedy Airport since he arrived fo...

East Coast Storm Strands Travelers, Vexes Drivers
A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility awaited workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England continued crawling up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers. The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine and forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports. Airlines scrambled to rebook p...

East Coast storm strands travelers, vexes drivers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility awaited workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England continued crawling up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers. The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine and forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports. Airl...

Travel comes to a standstill as blizzards batter US east coast
guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 December 2010 19.13 GMT A snow-covered bicycle in a New York street. Blizzards have swept the East Coast of the US. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images The East Coast of the US was today recovering from a blizzard that brought Air Travel to a standstill in New York and other cities, paralysed rail services and hit a dozen states. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled, mostly from New York's three main airports, stranding tens of thousands of people returning home ...

East Coast storm strands travelers, vexes drivers
NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful East Coast blizzard menaced would-be travelers by air, rail and highway Monday, leaving thousands without a way to get home after the holidays and shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day. Officials urged anyone who did not have to drive to stay off roads in the region, where high winds pushed snow into deep drifts across streets, railroads and runways. More than two feet of snow had fallen in some areas by Monday morning. In Monmouth County, ...

East Coast storm strands travelers, vexes drivers
A powerful East Coast blizzard menaced would-be travelers by air, rail and highway Monday, leaving thousands without a way to get home after the holidays and shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day. Officials urged anyone who did not have to drive to stay off roads in the region, where high winds pushed snow into deep drifts across streets, railroads and runways. More than two feet of snow had fallen in some areas by Monday morning. In Monmouth County, N.J., State Troopers c...

Storm strands travelers, vexes drivers
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Blizzard conditions dumping more than a foot of snow in parts of the U.S. Northeast stranded thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers, with lashing winds and low visibility also buffeting workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines. The winter storm wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine, forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports and marooned a passenger bus carrying about 50 people on a Ne...

Blizzard Brings Northeast to Near Standstill
(AP) A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility buffetted workers returning Monday to their post-Christmas routines as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England continued crawling up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers. The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine, forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports and marooned a passenger b...

Airports shut, trains halted as blizzard locks down US east coast
A POWERFUL blizzard brought the East Coast of the United States to a standstill yesterday, leaving thousands without a way to get home after Christmas and shutting down major airports, rail lines and making roads treacherous for a second day. Across the east coast, more than 2,000 flights were cancelled. Buses were stranded on snowed-in highways and passengers in New York City spent a cold night stuck in an unheated subway train. Officials urged anyone who did not have to drive to sta ADVERTI...

Blizzards strand thousands in US
Blizzard conditions dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the US north east, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers, with lashing winds and low visibility also buffeting workers returning to their post-Christmas routines. The winter storm wreaked havoc on travellers from the Carolinas to Maine, forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports and marooned a passenger bus carrying about 50 people on a New Jersey highway. Airlines scrambled to r...

Winter starts with a blast
Clint Mesa, 7, waits to go sledding on a city street in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday. Just narrowly missing a White Christmas, but with winter not even a week old, a powerful northeaster churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, upsetting many Rhode Islanders’ holiday travel plans and causing a flurry of cancellations. Forecasters predicted the blustery storm could dump more than 1½ feet of heavy snow in parts of Rhode Island — and potentially cause widespread power failures due to ...

East Coast storm strands travelers
Megan and Tom Duncan, center, of Philadelphia, ponder their next move while waiting at O'Hare International Airport this morning. Yesterday, their flight from Philadelphia to Hawaii was canceled so they rented a car and drove to O'Hare. Today they find that heavy delays due to the snowstorms on the Eastern Seaboard are continuing to snarl their travel plans. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) A blizzard blanketing the East Coast this weekend has left thousands of fliers stranded at various ai...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada, sowing chaos
The US northeast began to dig out from a powerful blizzard that shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early Sunday began to abate Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the storm funnele...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada
The US northeast has begun to dig out from a powerful blizzard that has shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early on Sunday began to abate on Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the s...

Blizzard moves from US to Canada, sowing chaos
The US northeast began to dig out from a powerful blizzard that shut down New York airports and crippled ground transport relied on by millions of holidaymakers and commuters. The storm that started early Sunday began to abate Monday afternoon as blue skies finally reappeared, revealing a snow-and-ice encrusted region, deserted highways, stranded cars and still stuttering public transport. Although the National Weather Service lifted its blizzard warning for the US northeast, the storm funneled ...

Blizzard wreaks havoc from Carolinas to Maine
NEW YORK — A treacherous commute of lashing winds, slick streets and low visibility awaited workers Monday as a winter storm that dumped about a foot of snow on southern New England continued crawling up the East Coast, stranding thousands of airline, bus and rail passengers. The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolinas to Maine and forced the suspension of operations at some of the nation's busiest airports. Airlines scrambled to rebook passengers on thousa...

LAX affected by Northeast blizzard
Domestic travelers trying to get home after the holiday weekend found frustration and had no more alternative than arming themselves with patience as dozens of flights were cancelled Monday, stranded by a blizzard that hit the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow. Although it was a warm and sunny day in Los Angeles, the snowstorm affecting the East Coast led to the cancellation of 26 departing flights at Los Angeles International Airport, while many other airports in the northeastern region w...

Winter storm bears down on US east coast
Weather forecasters predict a significant winter storm from the Mid-Atlantic through New England, including high winds and heavy Snowfall. Hundreds of airline flights have been canceled....

US airports reopen after blizzard
Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel period. Services have now resumed into and out of New York, Boston and Philadelphia. But officials warn it could take days to clear the flight backlog for tens of thousands of stranded passengers. Analysts say the storm and its aftermath could cost the Airlines up to $100m (£64m). The blizzards also disrupted rail and road traffic. The conditions were...

Major Winter Storm bears down on East Coast:
After dropping significant show on Alabama, Georgia, South & North Carolina a major Winter Storm is bearing down on the East Coast. It may bring as much as 12+ inches of snow to New York City. Updates on this Blizzard: Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Please Support COMMON CENTS by doing your Christmas Shopping here. Thank You!! ...

Winter storm is playing havoc with sports teams
Work crews remove snow from the stands of Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team, in Philadelphia on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. A winter storm resulted in the postponement of the Minnesota Vikings-Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday night. Sports teams were scrambling a day after a blizzard dumped more than a foot of snow along portions of the East Coast, stranding two NHL franchises near New York City and forcing Philadelphia to dig out before Tuesday night...

Stranded by trains, planes after Northeast storm
NEW YORK (AP) - When Angela Madsen was pulled off her plane and her Wheelchair stayed on board, the paraplegic athlete knew she was in for a rough night stuck in an uncomfortable Wheelchair loaned to her by her airline at New York's John F. Kennedy airport. It was, she said, a miserable time—one that was shared by millions of people on Monday, in travails big and small, serious and surreal, after the blizzard of December 2010 whalloped the northeastern U.S. during one of the busiest travel...

Just Another East Coast Blizzard
I read Judah Cohen’s opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday and could not decide if he was being serious or not when he concluded “It’s all a snow job by nature. The reality is, we’re freezing not in spite of Climate Change but because of it.“ He had to be joking, right? There is no way a “director of seasonal forecasting at an atmospheric and environmental research firm” could possibly believe the weather we are experiencing out here on the east ...

Blizzard slugs East Coast
An East Coast blizzard that has forced nearly 7,000 Flight Cancellations will leave many travelers stranded through the end of the week. The storm, however, has had a minimal impact on flights at McCarran International Airport and on local hotel reservations. ...

Winter starts with a blast
A tractor heads past an airplane at T. F. Green Airport on Sunday. Just narrowly missing a White Christmas, but with winter not even a week old, a powerful northeaster churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, upsetting many Rhode Islanders’ holiday travel plans and causing a flurry of cancellations. Forecasters predicted the blustery storm could dump more than 1½ feet of heavy snow in parts of Rhode Island — and potentially cause widespread power failures due to strong winds...