Winter Storm Strikes Midwestern and Northeastern USA States

(18/12/07)

Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin hit hard by sleet, ice, and snow. • Widespread power outages. • Air transportation canceled and ground transportation paralyzed. Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Toronto (Canada) hit hard by sleet, ice, and snow. • Widespread power outages. • Air transportation canceled and ground transportation paralyzed. • Thirty-five deaths blamed on storms. • Many businesses, schools, and government offices were closed. • Many downed trees affected power and travel. • Many hospitals had to use emergency generators. • Presidential campaigning canceled, … But sporting events were not canceled.    Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation with more details on this Event