Winter everywhere
Major ice storm in the Northeast -- from the
Raleigh, NC News-Observer:
Northeast ice storm leaves 1.25M without power
An ice storm to compare with some of the Northeast's worst made a mess of the region Friday, leaving 1.25 million homes and businesses in seven states without power as it forced schools to close and toppled ice-laden trees and power lines onto slippery roads.
More than half of New Hampshire's homes and businesses lost power, and it was expected to take several days to completely restore electricity there and in other states. The storm wreaked havoc from Maine to Pennsylvania, leaving a sparkling, ice-covered landscape that was too destructive for many to find beautiful.
"This is pathetic," said Bob Cott of Portland, Maine, who lost power. "I'm already sick of winter and we have nine days to go before it officially begins."
We got a couple inches of snow here this morning and at 800 feet elevation, that is uncommon.
Cold everywhere.
Glaciers are growing.
Posted by DaveH at December 12, 2008 7:50 PM