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January 12, 1996
Web posted at: 9:15 a.m. EST
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Eastern United States was gearing
up Friday for a possible pounding from another winter storm,
although this one was not expected to be as bad as last
weekend's.
The follow-up to the Blizzard of '96 hit the mid-Atlantic states before dawn Friday. The storm was expected to dump snow and freezing rain over a wide area, including New Jersey, New York and the lower New England states.
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania two buses collided Friday morning, killing one of the drivers and seriously injuring about 15 passengers. A spokeswoman said one bus apparently skidded on ice and hit the other bus.
Friday morning Washington National Airport announced that it was closed; Washington Dulles was reporting delays. Airports in Newark, New York and Boston were also experiencing delays. Delta Airlines and some other were allowing planes to leave airports in the Northeast corridor, but not land there due to poor visibility.
"It's coming down quite heavy, but the road crews have been salting and sanding all night,"
-- Andrew Jackson, Maryland State Police.
Snow was falling steadily in Virginia, causing delays on some roads. Washington's airport runways were being kept clear. Bob Sullivan, operations manager at Washington National Airport, said "We expect delays and periodic openings and closings. We're just getting a little wet snow. We will have some delays and periodic openings and closings."
In New York, the New York Port Authority said the area's
three major airports had been at "normal operation" by
Thursday evening. "It pleases us to no end," spokesman Bill
Cahill said.
In Boston, Logan International Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella also reported normal operations late Thursday.
Cahill said, though, he expected a new weather system to dump 3 new inches of snow in the New York area Friday. Officials "will be doing their level best to keep (major New York area airports) open and operating" Friday and through the weekend. The new snow storm will "be nothing like the last one," Cahill predicted.
Amtrak was also bracing for the storm. It reduced its schedule between Washington and New York, a route that includes Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Amtrak supervisor George Ward, in Washington, said "Cross- country trains are not going to be impacted by this, although those coming to the East may have some delays."
As for the roads and intestate highways, there were ice
patches in North Carolina caused by the storm but police
officials said the roads were generally in good shape.
"It's coming down quite heavy, but the road crews have been salting and sanding all night," said Andrew Jackson of the Maryland State Police.
Meanwhile, federal workers in Washington were getting another day off from their jobs, thanks to the fresh snowfall. It's their fourth snow day this week. Washington is already a half-million dollars over its snow removal budget this year.
And, schools in Philadelphia were closed for a fifth day. "It's like Mother Nature kicking us when we're down," said Mayor Edward Rendell.
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