Guest World News Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 [attach=full]17660[/attach]By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Record-breaking cold gripped the eastern United States on Monday while an icy winter storm crippled the nation's central states and then plowed into the mid-Atlantic, dumping snow ahead of Tuesday's morning commute. Heavy snowfall and ice moving from the Southern Plains eastward pounded Missouri, Arkansas, southern Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, the National Weather Service said. With the storm headed east and sleet and freezing rain expected to also take a swipe at the South, states of emergency were declared in North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, as well as in Washington, D.C. Airlines canceled more than 1,800 U.S. flights, with the hardest hit airports in North Carolina and Tennessee. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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