Northeast Braces for Historic Blizzard as Power Outages Mount

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Northeast Braces for Historic Blizzard as Power Outages Mount
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A massive winter storm slammed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions, triggering widespread power outages (over 500,000) and more than 10,000 flight cancellations as major hubs in Boston, New York and Philadelphia grounded operations. Snow totals topped two feet in parts of New Jersey and Long Island (Babylon 29 inches; Freehold 26; NYC Central Park about 15 inches) and travel bans and road restrictions were imposed as residents were urged to stay home.

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