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Winter Storm Devastates Northeastern USA

A record-breaking winter storm impacts the Northeastern USA, causing massive snowfall, closures, and billions of dollars in losses. Millions of people are affected, and 30 deaths have been reported.

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Winter Storm Devastates Northeastern USA

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  1. WINTER STORM FINISHES TREK ACROSS NORTHEASTERN USAJANUARY 25, 2016 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 

  2. 85 MILLION IMPACTED 30 DEATHSLOSSESD IN MULTI-BILLION DOLLARS

  3. SNOW IMPACTS • The snowstorm was the biggest ever recorded for three cities — Baltimore (29.2 inches), Allentown, Pa. (31.9) and Harrisburg, Pa. (34).

  4. SNOW IMPACTS • The National Weather Service said. New York City picked up 26.8 inches of snow, missing its all-time record by one-tenth of an inch.

  5. SNOW IMPACTS • SCHOOLS CLOSED • BUSINESSES CLOSED • “STAY HOME” ADVISORY

  6. TIDAL IMPACTS • New Jersey experienced flooding in the usual places from the higher than usual tides that were exacerbated by the high velocity winds.

  7. IMPACTS • The deaths occurred in car accidents, stranded motorists from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow.

  8. MOTORISTS GRIDLOCK: (BEGINNING OF STORM)

  9. STRANDED MOTORISTS: (DURING STORM)

  10. TRAVEL IMPACTS • Several of the USA’s busiest airports lost an entire day’s schedule during the peak of the storm. • Overall, more than 12,000 flights were canceled nationwide since Friday, causing a ripple effect that extended throughout the airlines' networks.

  11. TRAVEL IMPACTS (RECOVERY DELAYED) • More than 1,300 flights scheduled for Monday have already been canceled.

  12. TRAVEL IMPACTS (RECOVERY BEGINS) • Washington, D.C.'s Metro transit system was expected to reopen on a limited basis Monday morning. • Airports in New York and Philadelphia will operate, but with greatly reduced schedules.

  13. LOSSES: LONELY STREETS (DURING STORM)

  14. LOSSES: LONELY TURNPIKES (DURING STORM)

  15. LOSSES: LONELY INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS

  16. LOSSES: EMPTY THEATERS

  17. LOSSES: NO STOCK; NO SHOPPERS

  18. GUESS WHAT IS COMING NEXT?

  19. ANOTHER WINTER STORM

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