NEW YORK (AP) — Another snowstorm is sweeping over the East Coast, closing schools and grounding planes. Hundreds of thousands of customers are without power in Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia commuter Elliott Self says he fell three times leaving an elevated train. In Hatfield Township, Pa., residents saw lightning in a rare thundersnow, a thunderstorm with heavy snow instead of rain.
Some snowbanks in the Northeast are so high drivers can’t see around corners. Police on New York’s Long Island say a truck plowing a parking lot struck and killed a woman Wednesday afternoon.
Snow and icy roads even created hazardous conditions for President Barack Obama as he returned to the White House after a trip to Manitowoc (man-ih-tuh-WAHK’), Wis. First, the weather grounded his helicopter. Then his slushy motorcade ride home took an hour instead of the usual 20 minutes.
