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More Than 75 Million People Could Be Impacted by Snow Storm
By MEGHAN KENEALLY
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The threat of a huge winter
storm has prompted panic and preparations along the East Coast as the head
of the National Weather Service said today that tens of millions of people
could be effected.In addition to those impacted by the snow, an additional seven million people could be impacted by ice and other dangerous conditions, NWS director Louis Uccellini said today.
"You put all the ingredients together, you can get a storm like this and it's happening in real time," he said.
Residents in at least a half-dozen states are being warned to keep their travel plans light and prepare for potentially damaging winter weather starting early this weekend.
Expected Snow Totals
New York: 5 - 10 inchesPhiladelphia: 12 - 18 inches
Baltimore: 18 - 24 inches
More Than 75 Million People Could Be Impacted by Snow Storm
(ABC News)
Washington, DC:
18 - 24 inchesRaleigh: 1 - 4 inches
Two People Died in North Carolina Because of the Weather
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said today that there have already been two fatalities as a result of the dangerous weather conditions.One person died in Forsyth County after the car they were driving slid across a highway median because of slick roads. The second death occurred in Stokes County where similar icy and snowy road conditions caused a car to go down an embankment.
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McCrory declared a state of emergency and warned that power outages and dangerous road conditions are expected to continue through the weekend.
National Guard soldiers have already been deployed
