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Title: Storm Rakes East; More Than 1 Million In The Dark
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic ... /02/25/national/a003458S75.DTL
Published: Feb 26, 2010
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2010-02-26 12:20:36 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 1502
Comments: 30
(02-26) 09:13 PST Hampton, N.H. (AP) -- A strong-willed winter storm that began with a whimper parked itself Friday over the Northeast, bringing hurricane-force winds, flooding and more than 2 feet of snow as it cut power to more than a million homes and businesses. Schools were canceled as far west as Cleveland and roads closed as far south as West Virginia as the slow-moving storm spent a second day parked over the region. The storm brought a wide array of calamity over a broad area after getting a slow start Thursday, when snow began falling in the Philadelphia region around dawn but didn't start sticking to the ground until dusk. It turned out that snow — 31 inches in Monroe, N.Y. — was only part of the story. In the parts of coastal New England where winds caused havoc, the precipitation mostly came as rain. Power failures were so severe and widespread in New Hampshire — 330,000 customers in the dark in a state of 1.3 million people — that even the state Emergency Operations Center was operating on a generator. In Kennebunkport, Maine, a loud boom from a transformer early Friday awoke Michael Wiewel and cut power to his home. A short time later, a 50-foot poplar crashed on his roof above the bed where he and his wife slept. "It sounded like a bomb going off," he said. Throughout the area, crews were cutting fallen trees that littered yards and pounded roofs. Power lines dangled free. The highest wind reported was 91 mph in Portsmouth, N.H. — well above hurricane force of 74 mph. Gusts hit 60 mph or more from the mountains of West Virginia to New York's Long Island and Massachusetts. In the coastal town of Hampton, the unoccupied Surf Hotel caught fire, and the howling winds quickly spread the blaze to the rest of the block. Five wood-frame buildings, including an arcade and a restaurant, burned. The cause was unknown. To the north in Maine, waves crashing ashore at high tide Friday morning turned beachfront streets into rivers in Saco, where storms have claimed several homes over the years. "Felt like the walls were coming in on the house, and the windows were rattling, and the trees were cracking. It was pretty impressive," said Mark Breton, who rode out the storm in his house a few blocks from the beach. Utility officials said in New Hampshire said it would take days before everyone's lights flickered back on. At the peak of the outages early Friday, there were 260,000 customers without power in Connecticut, and 220,000 customers in New York, mostly in the Hudson Valley north of New York City. There were 140,000 in Maine, 100,000 in Massachusetts, 25,000 in Vermont, and 11,000 in New Jersey. Those numbers began falling Friday as crews got to work, in some places contending with toppled trees and deep snow that made it difficult to move around. The weather also snarled traffic. A tractor-trailer jackknifed and as many as 20 trucks piled up on a mile of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, forcing closure of a 60-mile stretch in the hills of central Pennsylvania. Two injuries were reported. Heavy snow also closed 30 miles of Interstate 84 in New York state. Snow and low visibility closed several mountain roads in West Virginia. In Union Dale, Pa., in the Pocono Mountains, 70 students and chaperones from Calvary Christian Academy in Philadelphia stayed at a Red Cross shelter after their buses got stuck in 4-foot snow drifts as they returned from a ski trip. They weren't expected to get home until Saturday. In the meantime, they've been helped by volunteers who provided cots and blankets for sleeping and meals including hot dogs, pizza and pancakes. "It's amazing how much they cared for us," said 17-year-old Susan Henley, of Willow Grove. In New York City, 17 inches of snow had fallen before dawn and more was expected. A man was killed by a falling snow-laden tree branch in Central Park, one of at least three deaths being blamed on the storm. The weather was severe enough that the city's public schools closed for only the fourth snow day in the last six years. Most flights were canceled for the day at the three New York-area airports. But by late morning, things began clearing up to the south, with three of Philadelphia International Airport's four runways open. Much of the region, particularly Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, only recently finished cleaning up from a pair of storms a few weeks ago. Even before snow began falling Thursday, Philadelphia and Atlantic City had experienced their snowiest winters on record. This time, those areas had 4 to 5 inches by midmorning Friday. Across upstate New York and New England, it had been an unusually forgiving winter until this week. For parts of the region, including western Vermont, snow remains in the forecast through Monday.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
I grew up in the snowbelt so the snow, while heavy, isn't anything that I have not seen before. Living on an island as I do, tho...on a day life this where driving is not an option, I'm held hostage to public transportation...so...working from home today...
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
That's a Northern Flicker
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
Al Gore...white courtesy phone please...Al Gore, white courtesy phone...
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
Given that climatologists have said for years that global warming will lead to more severe storms, and that there is a direct correlation between snowfall and winter temps (warmer winters produce more snow), why would you be paging Al Gore for any reason other than to expose your own ignorance?
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
What the Boofers of the world are revealing is that they did not pay attention in Earth Science the day that the water cycle was taught. Where in the fuck do they believe that all of the water put into the atmosphere from warming is going to go? What they are also proving is that they should have read Earth In The Balance wherein Al Gore, the guy being paged, discusses exactly that... Maybe he's being paged so that he can tell them what pages to read...?
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
Drought - global warming. Does this mean you are a **gasp** Republican? Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Obammy sez it also more hurricanes = global warming fewer hurricanes = global warming earthquakes = global warming (well, according to Danny Glover anyway)
My ignorance? rofl! Global Warming is a SCAM. Its so ridiculous, the very organizations you rely on have been faking the data for over a decade. But because its not science, but a religion, with you Lefties, you can't accept fact...how ironic, given the way you guys trash Christians for believing with 'fact' relying on 'faith' instead. Thats all you got on Global Warming, GO65. Your FAITH in idiots like Al Gore. btw, many in the MSM are asking the same exact question: Where's Al Gore? Deal with it.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
Thanks - I'd forgotten about that one.
Obammy sez it Glover also said the EARTH was angry with the Bush Administration's policies, and was reacting negatively....(eyes rolling)
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
I knew Bush had to be in there somewhere
Obammy sez it And then there is Robert Kennedy blaming Hurricane Katrina on Bush's and Governor Barbour's illegal global warming policies: http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=1&num=502 Now we are all learning what it’s like to reap the whirlwind of fossil fuel dependence which Barbour and his cronies have encouraged. Our destructive addiction has given us a catastrophic war in the Middle East and--now--Katrina is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.
(laughing) You know whats really amusing? The same Leftwingnuts that went apeshit over FEMA and Katrina are touting nationalizing healthcare....(eyes rolling) You simply can't make this shit up.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
As I keep telling you, merely saying something over and over again doesn't make it true.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
You keep missing the fact that lack of intelligence is a key requirement to be a Republican. :-)
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
You seem to hjave no problem doing so, Boof. Quick: Tell us how you got a lifetime warranty on your toilet seat from the local Ace Guy [Emil Zebco].
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
Global Warming is a SCAM. Its so ridiculous, the very organizations you rely on have been faking the data for over a decade.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
I paid attention to the first dozen EARTH DAYS that said we were all going to die from GLOBAL COOLING. Then again, I don't pretend to be something I'm not on the internet...primarily because I'm happy with my life...unlike my anti groupie, the Fraud of NYC. Actually Long Island....(laughing)
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
You made that up. Then again, I don't pretend to be something I'm not on the internet... Sure you do. You gave us a whopper today with that ten year warranty bullshit. Actually Long Island....(laughing) Chuckles...some day you might wake up and realize that EVERYONE looks at you and sees an asshole....my money says that you don't, tho. Bet? PS: It's STATEN Island, Boof...
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
Who give's a shit what those frauds say. They also said right after Katrian that globalwarming was the cause of Katrina and that we'd see more hurricanes and more powerful ones. Thus, using their own logic, there is no globalwarming as we've seen record lows on the number of hurricanes that have happened (or not happend) since 2004/2005. Of course, you don't have to quote them on that aspect do you Go65 as that would interfer with your narrative.
Goldi-Lox: You're one dumb-fucking bitch.
:-) What a smart ass you are. You have got to be the most stupid poster here on LP.
Goldi-Lox: You're one dumb-fucking bitch.
Dude[tte], you're accusing someone of being the stupidest poster HERE ON LP?!? Hooboy...
Day 5 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 3 Of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount?
I nominate your post #14 for the "Irony of the Day" award. Priceless.
Obammy sez it Did you mean LF? Gotta love irony. :-)
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Those "frauds" have said that storms would get worse, which they are. Maybe it's just me, but arguing that studies are wrong because their predictions come true seems a bit stupid. You might want to spend some time reading this: Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
You're all fookin, pole smoking morons! Sneakypete, have you ever been married? Said things you later regretted?
You know, you have a point. :-)
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
At least you admit it. For that you receive credit. Sneakypete, have you ever been married? Said things you later regretted?
Maybe it's just me, but arguing that studies are wrong because their predictions come true seems a bit stupid. Wrong. They said that there would be more hurricanes and more powerful hurricanes due to GW. Thus, since the number of Hurricanes has plummeted with their intensity we can conclude by their own logic that there is no global-warming.
Goldi-Lox: You're one dumb-fucking bitch.
Not more hurricanes in number, but yes, storms would be stronger, which they have been. http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
#2. To: All (#1)
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
#4. To: Badeye (#3)
Al Gore...white courtesy phone please...Al Gore, white courtesy phone...
#5. To: go65 (#4)
(Edited)
#6. To: go65 (#4)
Floods - global warming.
Snow - global warming.
Lack of snow - global warming.
Heat wave - global warming.
Cold snap - global warming
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#7. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#6)
#8. To: go65 (#4)
#9. To: dont eat that (#7)
earthquakes = global warming (well, according to Danny Glover anyway)
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#10. To: Get Outta Dodge! (#9)
#11. To: Badeye (#10)
Glover also said the EARTH was angry with the Bush Administration's policies, and was reacting negatively
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#12. To: Badeye (#10)
#13. To: dont eat that (#12)
#14. To: Badeye (#8)
Global Warming is a SCAM. Its so ridiculous, the very organizations you rely on have been faking the data for over a decade.
#15. To: war (#5)
What the Boofers of the world are revealing is that they did not pay attention in Earth Science the day that the water cycle was taught. Where in the fuck do they believe that all of the water put into the atmosphere from warming is going to go?
#16. To: Badeye, go65 (#13)
You simply can't make this shit up.
#17. To: go65 (#14)
#18. To: go65 (#15)
#19. To: Badeye (#18)
(Edited)
I paid attention to the first dozen EARTH DAYS that said we were all going to die from GLOBAL COOLING.
#20. To: go65 (#4)
Given that climatologists have said for years that global warming will lead to more severe storms, and that there is a direct correlation between snowfall and winter temps (warmer winters produce more snow), why would you be paging Al Gore for any reason other than to expose your own ignorance?
#21. To: go65 (#15)
You keep missing the fact that lack of intelligence is a key requirement to be a Republican.
#22. To: Nebuchadnezzar, go65 (#21)
You have got to be the most stupid poster here on LP.
#23. To: go65 (#14)
(Edited)
I believes it
an' that settles it!
#24. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#21)
You have got to be the most stupid poster here on LP.
#25. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#20)
Who give's a shit what those frauds say.
#26. To: war, Nebuchadnezzar, go65 (#22)
You have got to be the most stupid poster here on LP.
#27. To: Ibluafartsky (#26)
You're all fookin, pole smoking morons!
#28. To: go65 (#27)
You know, you have a point. :-)
#29. To: go65 (#25)
Those "frauds" have said that storms would get worse, which they are.
#30. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#29)
Wrong. They said that there would be more hurricanes and more powerful hurricanes due to GW.
# Anthropogenic warming over the next century will likely cause Atlantic hurricanes to be more intense (by a few percent on average) and have substantially higher rainfall rates than present-day hurricanes.
# Anthropogenic warming over the next century more likely than not will lead to greater numbers of very intense Atlantic hurricanes, despite a decrease in the overall numbers of hurricanes.
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