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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Storm Kills 19, Cuts Power to 600K in South, Midwest

Winter bears down (again) on Northeast, trigger travel troubles, and worse

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(Newser) – A storm sweeping from the middle of the country into the Northeast today has left at least 19 dead and cut power to 600,000 people, the AP reports. In hard-hit states like Arkansas, where power companies warned service might not return for days, 3 inches of ice weighed down tree limbs and made driving treacherous.

Most of the deaths were caused by traffic accidents in the central and southern US. Oklahoma declared a statewide emergency Monday, and Kentucky followed suit yesterday. That state has seen ice as thick as 1½ inches, causing branches to fall onto roads. Schools and government offices across the region have been closed, and ice storm warnings are still in effect in parts of the South.

A vehicle is blocked by a downed tree on a rural road in Baxter County, Ark.
A vehicle is blocked by a downed tree on a rural road in Baxter County, Ark.   (AP Photo)
A man rides a bicycle through rain and snow in Mountain Home, Ark., yesterday.
A man rides a bicycle through rain and snow in Mountain Home, Ark., yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Ice clings to a statue in Mountain Home, Ark.
Ice clings to a statue in Mountain Home, Ark.   (AP Photo)
An engineer with the Arkansas Highway Transportation Department cuts tree branches blocking a state highway.
An engineer with the Arkansas Highway Transportation Department cuts tree branches blocking a state highway.   (AP Photo)
A police officer waits near a car in a ditch along in Olmsted Township, Ohio, today.
A police officer waits near a car in a ditch along in Olmsted Township, Ohio, today.   (AP Photo)
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