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Massive Storm Buries US East Coast In Snow and Ice

Posted by timothy on from the how-about-that-sports-weather dept.

First time accepted submitter anthonycarlson writes "The second wintry storm in two weeks to hit the normally balmy south U.S. has encrusted highways, trees and power lines in ice, knocking out electricity to nearly a half-million homes and businesses." Kids are out of school, and houses are out of power, in much of a region that normally gets much rarer and lighter snowfall. If you're socked in, or if you're in the East Coast storm zone but have to venture out anyhow, what's been your experience? Some of the pictures are pretty impressive. Update: 02/13 17:24 GMT by T : Google Maps has a handy guide to weather alerts, shelters, and traffic info for those affected by the storm. (Hat tip to Chris DiBona.)

6 of 290 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Average -20C day in Canada by eclectro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Average -20C day in Canada

    Yes. But it is a "dry cold."

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  2. Al Gore... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Someone buy more carbon credits so the snow will stop!

  3. you know you're old when... by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Monster lizard ravages east coast! Mayors in five New England cities have issued emergency requests for federal disaster relief as a result of a giant lizard that descended on the east coast last night! Officials say that this lizard, the worst since '78, has devastated transportation, disrupted communication, and left many hundreds homeless!

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  4. Re:meh by Type44Q · · Score: 3, Funny

    but typically avoid most of the ice

    Not to mention the Southerners... (sorry, Moreh-san; it needed to be said). :p

  5. Re:Peace and quiet. by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like AGW! It's given us cheery snowmen!

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  6. Re:Peace and quiet. by cayenne8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    We've lived in a neighborhood (Fairfax VA) with all buried utility wires since 2002. In that time, our power has gone out several times, including once for three days. We've also lost cable/internet (Cox) numerous times. The vast majority of these outages were very local issues. So, for us, the only advantage has been missing the eyesore of wires strung everywhere. On the downside, whenever a neighbor wants to dig for something in their yard, all the utility companies come through to spray paint on our lawn (it's been about a couple times a year), marking where the wires run.

    No problems with that down here in New Orleans, everything is above ground here.

    Hell, we don't even bury out DEAD here.

    :)

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