Snowstorm Update: Enjoyed the snowball fight?

Good! Another storm arriving by Tuesday

The new storm could bring another 31cm (12 in)  of snow to the mid-Atlantic region from Washington to New York, forecasters say.

Latest on the Snowstorm in Mid-Atlantic U.S.

Washington DC came to a virtual standstill after 61cm (2ft ) of snow, one of the heaviest snowfalls since 1922, fell on  nation’s capital.

Snowfall totals of 51cm (20 in) to 97cm  (38 inches) covered a vast area from West Virginia to southern New Jersey 24 hours of continuous precipitation.

Federal agencies will stay closed on Monday as a result of the blizzard.

• Most of the schools in the region will also stay closed.

Major Power Cuts:

• More 300,000 homes in Washington DC area experienced power cuts as the snow felled trees, and snapped power lines. Up to 1.5 million people were affected.
• The blizzard disrupted transport all the from southern New Jersey to West Virginia.

Maryland: A record 92 cm (3ft) of snow blanketed Maryland.

• More than 300,000 homes were left without electricity,  in Maryland and Virginia—the two worst affected states—affecting another 1.5 million people.

• Blackouts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey hit anther 250,000, the New York Times reported, affecting as many as 1.3 million people.

• Hundreds of flights were canceled, as rail and road transport came to a virtual standstill.

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