Snow And Wind by Jana Passova

Ohio Valley residents were really surprised by the weather. Snow caused problems not only there. Many places in the U.S. are in danger. Freezing rain laid ice on top of about 4 inches of snow. It melted in the afternoon but roads and bridges were expected to ice over at night. Roads were covered by slush and meteorologist predicted all that stuff was going to freeze again. Warnings of winter storm were posted from Tennessee to New England. Snow caused problems also in Philadelphia. Roads were closed because of a lot of car accidents in the evening. They became at the time of rush hour. A highway was closed after trees fell down from a bluff in western Kentucky. Several cars were damaged. More than 250 vehicles stayed abandoned and thousands of homes and businesses lost power. Schools were closed in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Pennsylvania and classes at Southern Illinois University had to be canceled. A drive to work that usually takes about 20 minutes, lasts more than 90 minutes in these days. Meteorologists warn that flood can be issued in several parts of Kentucky. Washington, D.C. area was affected as well. Snow and ice made roads slippery and many car accidents were caused. People are afraid of their lives. They rather stay at home than go to work. Officials of elections wondered if the weather affected any changes in the primary elections of region. In the southern parties of the country was situation completely another. Snow was not a problem. On the other side a strong wind was. Damaging of housing was reported from Cocoa Beach in Florida.

by Jana Passova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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