· Massive blizzard hit the East Coast in 2009.
o Broke a few records for snowfall.
· Snow Totals:
o Philadelphia got 23.2 inches of snow, the second-biggest single snowfall there ever, according to The Associated Press.
o Washington, D.C, was reeling from the largest one-day December snowfall in history, with 16 inches to two feet in the region falling Sunday.
o Nearly two feet or more were reported in areas as disparate as Robbinsville, N.C; Virginia; West Virginia; Maryland; southern New Jersey; West Greenwich, R.I; Bourne, Mass; and parts of New York’s Long Island.
o New York City got 10.9 inches of snow in Central Park and 14.5 inches at JFK airport, amounting to its largest snowfall in several years.
· Christmas 2009
o A record-setting storm brought as much as two feet of snow and was blamed for at least five deaths, thousands of traffic accidents, closed airports and roads, power outages and nearly deserted stores on the weekend before Christmas.
o Airports closed or severely hampered during the storm tried to rebound after many air travelers woke up Sunday on terminal floors. But open seats were scarce after thousands of canceled or delayed flights, and massive delays raged on.
o In some cases, it seemed airlines couldn’t promise everyone would be home for Christmas.
o Airports outside the storm zone were affected by the East Coast’s woes. (Not getting flights from the East Coast or being able to land in the East Coast.)
o 12 states from North Carolina to Maine were hit by what they’re calling the “Blizzard of 2009”.
o In addition to dumping record amounts of snow for December up and down the eastern seaboard, the storm unleashed wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour in some areas.
o On Monday, federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area were closed, and only emergency personnel and some Telework employees were being asked to report to their jobs.
· Traffic
o Virginia alone, police responded to more than 2,900 traffic accidents and disabled vehicles, and nearly 1,000 drivers were stranded on a highway. Rescue workers had to drive up and downs roads offering to take riders to shelters.
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