Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Winter Storm Dion: State-by-State Impacts

weather.com and Associated PressPublished: Dec 10, 2013, 7:48 AM EST
 
 

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Winter Storm Dion is not done with the East Coast yet. It's delivering a parting shot of quick, heavy snow that will blanket the entire I-95 corridor Tuesday morning, snarling traffic and flights as snow falls at the rate of 1-2 inches an hour.
“Dion is barreling in like a freight train," said The Weather Channel's winter weather expert Tom Niziol. "The snow is going to come down so heavily. We're looking at very quick accumulations of 3-5 inches of snow. It’s going to overwhelm the streets and make a rough commute.”
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The federal government is closed for a second day for non-emergency workers. Other employees are expected to telecommute Tuesday. All Washington D.C. area schools are closed as well.
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"It's been 1,048 days since Reagan National Airport had a 2 inch snowfall, but that could change Tuesday morning," said The Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel, reporting from Leesburg, Va.
1,650 flights were canceled nationwide Monday. Hundreds more flights are already canceled Tuesday morning.
"The good news is it's a very quick storm," said Niziol. "Conditions are already deteriorating Tuesday morning in Washington D.C. Philadelphia is after that. By about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning the entire I-95 corridor is covered by falling snow. By mid-afternoon the Northeast will improve and by the evening commute, Dion will be past Boston.”
Below is a state-by-state rundown of Dion's impacts.

Washington D.C.

Non-emergency federal employees will be granted excused absences, but other employees must telecommute Tuesday.
The District of Columbia government and city public schools also closed Tuesday in expectation of the weather.

Virginia

Heavy snow had begun falling in Northern Virginia by 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Most schools in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. were closed Monday and Tuesday. Get complete list of school closings.
At the height of the storm, more than 100,000 customers were without power in Virginia.
Parts of northwest and southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia got snow, while sleet and freezing rain prevailed west and north of Richmond.
Darcas McVey walks with her daughter, Selena Ramirez, 1, in a road as snow covers the sidewalk in Edgewood, Md., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, after Winter Storm Dion dumped a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet on the area. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Maryland

State highway officials were preparing to deploy about 1,900 workers and 1,700 vehicles to handle the snow.
Montgomery County, Baltimore Public Schools and many other Maryland schools are closed Tuesday. Get complete list of school closings.

West Virginia

Appalachian Power reports about 9,360 outages as of 6 p.m. Monday. The total includes about 5,655 outages in Mercer County and about 1,925 in Raleigh County.
The utility reports smaller outages in Fayette, Greenbrier and Summers counties.
In northern West Virginia, Mon Power reports about 110 outages.

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia public schools and many suburban school districts are closed Tuesday.
PennDOT's emergency operations center ramped up Monday evening. The department has 5,400 operators and 2,250 trucks available for snow removal plus a smaller fleet of contractors.

Texas

More than 22,000 Dallas-area homes and businesses were still without power on Monday, according to electric utility Oncor. That was down from 270,000 on Friday.
Dallas schools were closed on Monday but are back in session Tuesday.
More than half of the nation's flight cancellations on Monday were at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, dominated by American Airlines. About 650 travelers were stranded there Sunday night.
MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Photos from Winter Storm Dion

Commuters wait on a train during a winter snowstorm, Dec. 10, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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