Snow may continue to keep much of Northeast grounded

By the CNN Wire Staff

January 27, 2011 8:12 a.m. EST

Snow keeps coming in Northeast

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Some flights are canceled in Philadelphia, Boston
• Amtrak suspends some service
• Some states had record snowfall
• Many schools and government offices will close on Thursday

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New York (CNN) -- The major snowstorm that pelted much of the Northeast will taper off Thursday, but schools, government offices and some airport runways could remain closed.
Winter storm warnings that stretched from the southern Appalachian mountains to coastal Massachusetts were due to expire Thursday morning.
Even though the storm lasted a day, it caused major problems in some areas. Some received record snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.
At Philadelphia International Airport, 173 flights were canceled for Thursday as of about 8 a.m., officials said. About 1,500 passengers were stranded at the airport overnight.
At Boston Logan International airport, about 200 flights were canceled Thursday beginning at 6 a.m., officials said.
Amtrak suspended service from New York to Boston and from New Haven to Springfield on Thursday morning, and reduced its service between New York and Albany, the train service said

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In New York's Central Park, a record 12.3 inches of snow fell Wednesday, beating a day record set in 1871, the weather service said.
Newark set a record 11 inches and Philadelphia also set a record 14.2 inches, the weather service said.
In Philadelphia, schools and administrative offices were to be closed Thursday as Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency.
Federal employees and most schools in Washington ended business early Wednesday. Public schools and most government offices would also stay closed Thursday, officials said.
Snow was falling about an inch an hour in Washington on Wednesday and was expected to total six inches.
Runways were closed at Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport in the Washington suburbs Wednesday evening, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for Metro Washington Airports Authority.
"The intense snow has really been going since late afternoon, and it wasn't too long after that that aircraft activity trailed off dramatically and then subsequently the snow got so heavy that we had to close the runways while we continued plowing them with our snow team," Yingling said.
Early Thursday morning, Dulles airport reported that it had reopened one runway. Officials at Reagan National Airport reported that they were working to reopen runways, but advised people to check for delays before they depart for the airport.
New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Airport were closed and scheduled to reopen Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Also in New York, all transit bus service was suspended until further notice, the Metropolitan Transit Authority said early Thursday.
The Boston area was also expected to get 8 to 12 inches during the storm, forecasters said.
Public schools were canceled in Boston and Providence Thursday, officials said.
American Airlines/American Eagle spokesman Ed Martelle said the two airlines canceled at least 280 flights for Wednesday and at least 65 more are canceled for Thursday between Washington and Boston.
United canceled 276 flights Wednesday and canceled at least another 71 for Thursday, and Continental canceled 322 flights Wednesday and at least 108 more for Thursday, Christen David, spokesman for both airlines said Wednesday.
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 100 flights Wednesday in the Northeast, said spokeswoman Brandy King.
The snow made for dangerous situations on roadways for many and in Maryland on Wednesday, Gov. Martin O'Malley urged people not to drive.
"This is a serious traffic hazard and challenge," O'Malley said at a news briefing from the state's operation center in Hanover.
Maryland officials said 1,600 maintenance workers and 1,400 pieces of equipment would be on the roads all night battling the storm.
The storm also left thousands in the dark Wednesday.
Early Thursday morning, 192,758 people were without power in Montgomery County and Prince George's County, said Pepco, a local electric service provider.

Dominion, another energy company, said 128,006 customers were without power in northern Virginia.