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US Midwest digs out of storm which killed 11
Washington (AFP) Dec 24, 2007 Power was back on for most of the greater Chicago area Monday after a heavy snow storm blew through the region grounding flights for Christmas holiday travellers and leaving 11 dead in road accidents, according to reports. But new warnings were out for areas along the shores of the eastern Great Lakes region in both the United States and Canada as the winter storms were expected to dump loads of snow along the shorelines. By early morning Monday electricity had been restored to all but about 7,500 homes out of 225,000 that had lost power over the weekend around Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported. And the Federal Aviation Administration reported that flights throughout the upper midwest region hit hardest by the storm were largely on time on one of the busiest days of the year for commercial carriers. The storm left at least 11 dead in car crashes across the central United States over the weekend, local papers said, with icy roads and poor visibility causing hundreds of accidents. On Saturday, blowing snow reduced visibility and caused a massive pile-up of about 80 cars and trucks to the south in Texas, leaving one dead and five others seriously injured, according to the Amarillo Globe-News. Driving wind topping 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour toppled ice-covered trees and knocked out power in several states, while snow, ice, fog and powerful winds created havoc for those trying to head home for the Christmas holiday on treacherous highways or via airports. About 300 flights were cancelled over the weekend at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, and in Minnesota nearly 100 flights were grounded and others delayed for hours at the Twin Cities airport in Minneapolis-St Paul. The National Weather Service Monday lifted all its storm warnings for the upper midwest, but added them for the eastern Great Lakes region as the storm threatens to pick up moisture from the lakes and dump piles of "lake effect snow" in narrow bands along the lee shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario. "The combination of accumulating snow and strong winds will result in occasional whiteout conditions which will make travel difficult," the NWS warned for the greater region around Buffalo, New York. Environment Canada had warnings out for communites along the coastlines of Lake Ontario and Erie as well. Canadian broadcaster CBC reported that four people died in the Montreal region over the weekend in weather-related accidents. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links It's A White Out at TerraDaily.com
Five dead in US snow storm: reports
Washington (AFP) Dec 23, 2007A snow storm packing strong winds caused flight delays and closed highways across the central United States, leaving at least five dead in road accidents, US media reported on Sunday. |
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