USA: Winter storm dumps lots of snow on Washington, D.C., prompting the federal government, and local schools and businesses to close

Record ID: 567069

  • Title: USA: Winter storm dumps lots of snow on Washington, D.C., prompting the federal government, and local schools and businesses to close
  • Date: 13th February 2014
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNTIED STATES (FEBRUARY 13, 2014) (REUTERS) U.S. CAPITOL DOME MAN SKIING ON SIDEWALK NEAR THE U.S. CAPITOL WOMEN WALKING THEIR DOG IN THE SNOW SMALL SNOW PLOW CLEARING SNOW FROM SIDEWALK U.S. FLAG BLOWING BESIDE SNOW-COVERED TREE WOMAN HAVING HER PHOTO TAKEN IN THE SNOW IN FRONT OF THE U.S. CAPITOL
  • Embargoed: 28th February 2014 12:00
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  • Location: Usa
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Environment
  • Reuters ID: LVA20ALKEEA6HS337EC1WI9SDGK6
  • Story Text: A powerful winter storm packing heavy snow, sleet and rain pelted a large portion of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday (February 13) grounding flights and shuttering schools and government offices.
    Winter storm warnings and advisories were in place from Georgia up to Maine, and the powerful system could blanket the Atlantic Coast over the next two days with 12 to 18 inches (30 to 46 cms) of snow, said Jared Guyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
    The Washington, D.C., area awoke to its heaviest snowfall of the winter which caused the federal government and local school districts to close.
    Washington's bus service was also suspended, and residents were advised to stay home if possible rather than risk a commute through snow accumulations of as much as a foot throughout the area.
    All runways at the city's Dulles and Reagan National airports were closed, as well as schools in Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York.
    About 4,470 domestic and international flights were canceled and another roughly 290 were delayed early on Thursday morning, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com.
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