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Blizzard Strikes East. Snow Delays Travel and Causes Deaths
A blizzard hit the East with up to a foot of snow and widespread travel disruption. The storm caused at least 17 deaths across multiple states while gale warnings extended from Hatteras to Eastport. Boston opened an emergency center as cold, windy conditions spread to the Midwest with subzero temperatures in Brainerd Minneapolis Des Moines and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Hatteras
N.C
Eastport
Maine
Mixerville
Ind
Kennedy
LaGuardia Fields
Indianapolis
The
Telephone Company
Forest Hills High School
North Carolina
Canada
United States
Lynn
Mass
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Midwest
Brainerd
Minn
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Des Moines
Iowa
Omaha
Neb