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Arkansas, Mid-Atlantic feeling effects of winter storms
By The Associated Press
This article was published February 9, 2010 at 11:26 a.m.
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The state Capitol on Tuesday morning in the sunshine.
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Arkansans felt the effects today of Monday’s winter storm that took the state by surprise.
Cold air moving across the state brought further hazard to roads already clogged with snow and slush. Gov. Mike Beebe closed state offices on Tuesday, but lawmakers in the House were still convening.
Schools remained closed across the northern region.
Arkansas State Police in Little Rock reported numerous slideoffs and collisions throughout the area. Dispatchers in Little Rock and Pulaski County said no problems have yet been reported.
Randy Ort, a spokesman for the highway department, said primary highways are in generally good shape, though bridges and overpasses are likely to have icy spots. Conditions are worse on secondary roads and Ort said officials are still urging people not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
In Washington D.C., federal government offices were closed for a second straight day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard.
Elsewhere, there were slick, slushy roads from Minneapolis and Chicago to Louisville, Ky. Hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago’s airports as the storm moved across Illinois, where up to a foot of snow was forecast.
Powerful winds and snow were expected to hit Mid-Atlantic states by the afternoon, and could leave as much as 20 inches of new snow in Washington and 18 inches near Philadelphia — a Northeast travel hub — by Wednesday night. New York City announced students would have a rare snow day Wednesday, only the third in six years.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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Information for this article was contributed by Gavin Lesnick of Arkansas Online.
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billyboy36 says... February 9, 2010 at 7:04 p.m.
I dont guess his majesty Al Gore and the global warming crowed gave their consent for it to snow in the good ole USA.
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