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Severe Winter Weather Slams US Northeast

   VOA News 27 December 2010

   Heavy  snow  and  strong  winds slammed the northeastern United States
   Sunday,  disrupting  air,  rail  and road traffic as Christmas holiday
   travelers attempted to return home.
   The  U.S.  National  Weather  Service issued blizzard warnings through
   Monday evening along the northern portion of the East Coast from Maine
   south  to  New  Jersey,  with  winter  storm warnings in effect over a
   larger area.
   Forecasters  said  up to 50 centimeters of snow would blanket New York
   City  and  Boston  by  late  Monday, with gale-force winds whipping in
   excess of 80 kilometers per hour.

   Thousands  of  flights out of major eastern cities including New York,
   Boston,  Philadelphia  and  Washington  were cancelled. Passenger rail
   service,  normally an alternative when bad weather grounds flight, was
   suspended Sunday between New York and Boston.

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