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Storm Hits South; Northeast Braces

By the Associated Press

Posted Mar 1, 2009 7:02 PM CST

(AP) – A powerful March snowstorm blanketed much of generally balmy Alabama and then marched across Georgia today, forcing some flight cancellations in Atlanta as America's East Coast braced for a potential pummeling, the AP reports. The storm headed northeast and threatened to drop up to a foot of snow in the Philadelphia area, 13 inches in New York, and 15 inches across southern New England by tonight.

Most roads in Alabama were clear, but snowfalls forced more than 210 churches in central Alabama to cancel morning services as a precaution. In Atlanta, Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways canceled some departing flights and an FAA site said flights into the city were delayed up to 2 hours. Meanwhile, tornado watches were in effect from northern Florida into coastal Georgia and southern South Carolina.

Pedestrians walk along Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Centennial Park on Sunday, March 1, 2009, as snow hit the metro Atlanta area.
Pedestrians walk along Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Centennial Park on Sunday, March 1, 2009, as snow hit the metro Atlanta area.   (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Joey Ivansco)
Rose Barron of Candler Park walks her dogs Sapphire, left, and Link, right, through the neighborhood during a snowy Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Atlanta.
Rose Barron of Candler Park walks her dogs Sapphire, left, and Link, right, through the neighborhood during a snowy Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Atlanta.   (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Bita Honarvar)
Chris Hawthorne is seen in Atlanta on Sunday, March 1, 2009, as snowflakes fall on him.
Chris Hawthorne is seen in Atlanta on Sunday, March 1, 2009, as snowflakes fall on him.   (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Joey Ivansco)
Todd Warren, visiting from Buffalo, N.Y., walks through the snow that hit Atlanta on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Todd Warren, visiting from Buffalo, N.Y., walks through the snow that hit Atlanta on Sunday, March 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Joey Ivansco)
Snow falls on a statue of former University of Alabama football coach Paul Bear Bryant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Snow falls on a statue of former University of Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sunday, March 1, 2009.   (AP Photo/Tuscaloosa News, Dan Lopez)
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Guest
Mar 2, 2009 3:54 AM CST
Yep, I'm enjoying the crazy weather and expect to see more as the world's weather gets more chaotic due to global warming. Pretty cool, though I'm not sure I would think it was that great if I lived in Asia or Africa or any low lying areas or anywhere away from the coast or ... Oh well, at least it's not boring.
Guest
Mar 2, 2009 12:30 AM CST
Damn global warming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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