Deadly Winter Storm Devastates Southeastern US, Heads North
A deadly winter storm has covered much of the southeastern United States Wednesday with heavy snow, freezing rain and major accumulations of ice, causing thousands of power outages and disrupting early commutes
The storm swept from Texas to the Carolinas, causing hundreds of thousands of power outages Wednesday and closing businesses and schools.Thousands of flights were canceled, most of them in Atlanta.
Some areas in North Carolina reported more than 25 centimeters of snow. Meteorologists say more than a centimeter of ice from the storm is weighing down and breaking tree limbs, and snapping power lines knocking out power.
The National Weather Service called the storm "an event of historical proportions." Authorities say the wintry mix has caused two deaths in Mississippi and at least three in northern Texas.
The storm is expected to move north, up the eastern U.S. coast, Wednesday and Thursday.
More than 2,700 U.S. flights were canceled and hundreds more delayed early on Wednesday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.
Businesses, schools and even the federal government is expected to close as weather conditions worsen. The White House announced Wednesday it has postponed a public event scheduled there tomorrow due to weather conditions.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched crews across the southeast and has activated crews in the Washington region.
Government officials were quick to make plans to deal with the impact of the storm, following another two weeks ago that paralyzed Atlanta-area roads and forced more than 11,000 students in Alabama to spend the night at their schools.
The storm swept from Texas to the Carolinas, causing hundreds of thousands of power outages Wednesday and closing businesses and schools.Thousands of flights were canceled, most of them in Atlanta.
The wintry mix has already caused two weather-related traffic deaths in Mississippi, and three in northern Texas, authorities said.
Some areas in North Carolina reported more than 25 centimeters of snow. Meteorologists say more than a centimeter of ice from the storm is weighing down and breaking tree limbs, and snapping power lines knocking out power.
The National Weather Service called the storm "an event of historical proportions." Authorities say the wintry mix has caused two deaths in Mississippi and at least three in northern Texas.
The storm is expected to move north, up the eastern U.S. coast, Wednesday and Thursday.
More than 2,700 U.S. flights were canceled and hundreds more delayed early on Wednesday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.
Businesses, schools and even the federal government is expected to close as weather conditions worsen. The White House announced Wednesday it has postponed a public event scheduled there tomorrow due to weather conditions.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has dispatched crews across the southeast and has activated crews in the Washington region.
Government officials were quick to make plans to deal with the impact of the storm, following another two weeks ago that paralyzed Atlanta-area roads and forced more than 11,000 students in Alabama to spend the night at their schools.
Hundreds of schools and government offices across the South were closed on Wednesday, and power outages started to climb as the weather conditions that forecasters had warned about for days took shape.
About 59,000 Georgia Power customers were without power early on Wednesday. South Carolina emergency officials said about 4,000 residents in Aiken near the Georgia border were without power.
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