Snowstorm Delights New York Amid Record Central Park Snow
New York City woke to a record Dec 30 snowfall with 12 inches in Central Park. People praised the festive atmosphere as city plows and salt spreaders worked. Names like Faschi of Stamford and traveler troubles at Kennedy Newark and LaGuardia airports added human detail as flights were canceled and a family sought a Dayton birthday.
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Snowy City Braces For Holidays Amid Transit Delays
New York faces travel disruption as more than 100 city buses become stuck and a 2-car crash blocks the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Mayor Giuliani says Times Square events will proceed and the city relies on 1,600 plows and 350 salt spreaders to clear streets while Broadway matinees go on.
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Snow gleams as Times Square plows melt to clear crowds
Snowplows and a bright yellow snow melting machine clear Times Square for New Year’s Eve crowds. Sanitation workers extend shifts to 12 hours as 60 tons of snow per hour are melted and channeled into sewers.
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Snow storms miss Central New York travel plans
A Northeast snowstorm spared Central New York heavy snowfall though Syracuse Hancock International Airport logged 2.3 inches by 10:30 p.m. Saturday and canceled flights to Boston Hartford Newark New York City and Philadelphia. Officials anticipated light additional accumulations into Sunday with the winter storm warning in effect.
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Snowstorms Tie Up Airports Across Region
Snow blanketed the Northeast and mid Atlantic with up to 25 inches in parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. Cities reported record accumulations while governors ordered snow emergencies and National Guard help as traffic halted and officials urged caution.
Snowstorm disrupts flights trains and bus service on East Coast
Officials aimed to keep at least one Newark runway open by midnight as Kennedy Airport restored a runway by six. Philadelphia airports faced delays and cancellations while Amtrak canceled Metroliner service between New York and Washington. New Jersey Transit halted some buses, Pan Am service in Manhattan paused, and a 13 year old died in Pepperell, Massachusetts after a snowmobile hit a snowplow. Don Ackerman at Don's Power Equipment in Westbrook, Maine expected to sell up to 35 snow blowers Saturday priced from 399 to 2500 dollars.
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Arkansas battles cold and outages after Christmas storm
Frigid weather and ice hampered restoration efforts in Arkansas and Oklahoma as crews worked long shifts to restore power to about 130000 homes and businesses in Arkansas, with Little Rock and Hot Springs hardest hit. Refugees sheltered at the City Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, which waived pets policy.
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