Snow may continue to keep much of Northeast grounded
New York - the big snow storm that threw the north-east should be much more under control Thursday, but schools, governmental agencies and part of the airport runways would be caught.
winter storm warnings stretched from the southern Appalachian mountains of coastal Massachusetts was due to expire on Thursday morning.
Even if the storm lasted a day, which caused serious problems in some areas. Some have received record snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
Philadelphia International Airport, 173 flights were canceled Thursday at 8 am, officials said. About 1,500 passengers to stay overnight at the airport.
At Boston Logan International Airport, about 200 flights canceled on Thursday from 6 pm, officials said.
In New York, Central Park, a record increase of 12.3 inches of snow fell on Wednesday, beating a record date in 1871, the weather service.
Newark set a record of 11 inches and Philadelphia also set a record 14.2 inches, the weather service.
In Philadelphia, schools and administrative offices closed Thursday as Mayor Michael Nutter has declared a snow emergency.
Federal employees and most business schools in Washington ended last week. Public schools and most government offices also remained closed on Thursday, authorities said.
The snow fell about an inch an hour in Washington on Wednesday and is expected that a total of six inches.
Runways were closed at Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport, in suburban Washington on Wednesday evening, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for the Washington Metro Airports Authority.
"The heavy snow has really been going on since late afternoon, and it was not too long after that the activity of the plan dragged dramatically, and later the snow was so heavy that we had to close routes while we continued to plow the snow with our team, "said Yingling.
Early Thursday morning, Dulles Airport said it had reopened one lane. Officials at Reagan National Airport said they were working to reopen the runway, but advised people to check for delays before leaving for the airport.
New York John F. Kennedy and Newark International Airport were closed and scheduled to open on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Also in New York, all bus services were suspended until further notice, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said yesterday morning.
The Boston area was also expected to receive 8-12 inches during the storm, meteorologists said.
Public schools were canceled in Boston and Providence on Thursday, authorities said.
American Airlines / American Eagle spokesman Ed Mart She said the two airlines canceled flights Wednesday at least 280 and at least 65 others are canceled for Thursday between Washington and Boston.
United canceled 276 flights canceled on Wednesday and at least 71 and Thursday, and Continental canceled 322 flights on Wednesday and at least 108 more on Thursday, David Christen, a spokesman for both airlines said Wednesday.
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 100 flights Wednesday in the Northeast, said spokeswoman Brandy King.
The snow makes for dangerous situations on the road for many, and Maryland, on Wednesday called on Governor Martin O'Malley on people not to drive.
"This is a serious traffic safety and endangering the challenge," the report said O'Malley's news center of the state of Hanover.
Maryland officials said 1,600 maintenance workers and 1,400 pieces of equipment will be on the road all night fighting against the storm.
The storm also left thousands in the dark Wednesday.
Thursday morning, 192,758 people without power in Montgomery and Prince George's County, "said Pepco, the electric service provider.
Dominion, another energy company said 128,006 customers were without electricity in northern Virginia.