US EditionSnowstorm Disrupts Travel in Southern US as Blast of Icy Weather Widens
The winter storm caused over 1,600 flight cancellations, hundreds of crashes, and power outages in southern states unaccustomed to such extreme conditions, officials said.
- On Feb 1, the National Weather Service said a snowstorm hit southern US states, causing travel disruptions and subzero temperatures.
- An explosively deepening coastal cyclone caused heavy snow, high winds, and possible blizzard conditions, following a monster storm that killed more than 100 people.
- More than 1,000 flights at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and more than 600 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were canceled, while North Carolina reported 750 car crashes and 14.5 inches of snow in Faust.
- The National Park Service closed Outer Banks campgrounds and some beaches while the U.S. Army Corps installed generators and opened 79 shelters as nearly 200,000 customers lost power.
- An intense surge of arctic air will send below-freezing temperatures toward South Florida by Sunday morning, likely delaying a planned manned Moon flyby after NASA postponed a rocket fueling test at Cape Canaveral.
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A powerful snowstorm that has hit southern US states unaccustomed to winter conditions has disrupted travel, with further disruption expected on Sunday.
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AlKhaleej TodaySnowstorm batters southern US, causing travel chaos, flight cancellations and subzero temperatures
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 — Travel misery was set to continue today as a powerful snowstorm blasted southern US states, bringing subzero temperatures to regions not accustomed to the deadly winter conditions.The latest bout of extreme weather came about a week after a monster storm pummeled a wide swath of the United States, killing more than 100 people and leaving many communities struggling to dig out from snow and ice.Heavy snow fell in North Carolin…
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Snow storm barrels into southern US as blast of icy weather widens
A powerful snow storm bore down Saturday on southern states as icy weather that has left more than 100 dead across a swath of the United States intensified in regions not used to subzero conditions.
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