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Late-Winter Storm Snarls East Coast

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(AP) – A ferocious storm packing freezing rain, heavy snow, and furious wind gusts paralyzed most of the East Coast, sending dozens of cars careening into ditches, grounding hundreds of flights, and closing school for millions of kids, the AP reports. The blizzard-like snow caused a 15-mile traffic jam in North Carolina and contributed to four road deaths in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and on New York's Long Island.

More than 100 flights were scrubbed yesterday at Boston's Logan International Airport. Hundreds more flights were canceled at the New York region's three major airports, as what is expected to be the largest storm of the year dumped 10 inches of snow in some areas. The South was especially hard hit, dealing with record snowfalls, thick ice and hundreds of thousands of power outages in a region not accustomed to such vicious weather.  

Turner Kump of Richmond, tries to clean off his snow encrusted bike after a winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow in Richmond, Va., Monday, March 2, 2009.
Turner Kump of Richmond, tries to clean off his snow encrusted bike after a winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow in Richmond, Va., Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
A view of the Capitol building in Washington, is seen from a pile of snow after a snow storm hit the Washington area, Monday, March 2, 2009.
A view of the Capitol building in Washington, is seen from a pile of snow after a snow storm hit the Washington area, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A man shovels his sidewalk after a snow storm hit the Washington area, Monday, March 2, 2009.
A man shovels his sidewalk after a snow storm hit the Washington area, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A worker shovels snow outside from the walk outside a baggage claim area, as Brigitte Watkins rests on a bench at Logan Airport in Boston, Monday, March 2, 2009.
A worker shovels snow outside from the walk outside a baggage claim area, as Brigitte Watkins rests on a bench at Logan Airport in Boston, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
MTA employees work in the blowing snow to keep subway tracks clear in New York, Monday, March 2, 2009.
MTA employees work in the blowing snow to keep subway tracks clear in New York, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Snow falls on a metal cutout silhouette of Martin Luther King, Jr., near the Presidential Parkway in Atlanta on Sunday March 1, 2009.
Snow falls on a metal cutout silhouette of Martin Luther King, Jr., near the Presidential Parkway in Atlanta on Sunday March 1, 2009.   (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.   (Bita Honarvar)
A snowman stands inside Centennial Olympic Park as snow falls during a winter storm, Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Atlanta.
A snowman stands inside Centennial Olympic Park as snow falls during a winter storm, Sunday, March 1, 2009 in Atlanta.   (Gregory Smith)
A workmen spreads an ice melting agent on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.
A workmen spreads an ice melting agent on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (Matt Rourke)
People pass in the shadow of a bridge during a snow storm in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.
People pass in the shadow of a bridge during a snow storm in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Visitors walk around the White House grounds in the blowing snow, Monday, March 2, 2009, as a heavy snow storm moves up the East Coast .
Visitors walk around the White House grounds in the blowing snow, Monday, March 2, 2009, as a heavy snow storm moves up the East Coast .   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
People walk to work in the snow as they pass the flag-draped New York Stock Exchange Monday, March 2, 2009.
People walk to work in the snow as they pass the flag-draped New York Stock Exchange Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A National Park Service worker plows snow in front of the White House covered in snow, Monday, March 2, 2009, as a heavy snow storm moves up the East Coast .
A National Park Service worker plows snow in front of the White House covered in snow, Monday, March 2, 2009, as a heavy snow storm moves up the East Coast .   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Pedestrians are seen on Independence Mall during a snow storm in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.
Pedestrians are seen on Independence Mall during a snow storm in Philadelphia, Monday, March 2, 2009.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Bronx resident Hector Rodriguez clears snow off the windshield of his car before taking his family out for lunch Monday, March 2, 2009 in New York.
Bronx resident Hector Rodriguez clears snow off the windshield of his car before taking his family out for lunch Monday, March 2, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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