B Monday, January 3, a massive storm swept through the east coast of the United States. Heavy snowfalls caused the death of 5 people, hundreds of accidents and traffic stops. Read today in USA.ONE :
Blizzard hit the US
About 850,000 households were left without electricity, and dozens of drivers were stuck on Highway 95.
A winter storm pinned down Mid Atlantic 
From eastern Virginia to the coast of Maryland, southern New Jersey and most of Delaware, snow fell between 6 and 12 inches. By Monday afternoon, it was reported that 10 inches of snow cover had been recorded in North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. And in Glendy, southwest of Washington, it is 14.6 inches. Wind gusts reached 35 miles per hour.
Due to bad weather, 5 people died, including two children. In Townsend, Tennessee, a tree fell on a house, causing the death of a 7-year-old girl. Another tree collapsed on a house near Atlanta, killing a 5-year-old boy from Georgia. In Montgomery County, Maryland, three people were killed in an SUV and snowplow accident.
The blizzard has provoked hundreds of accidents. Virginia recorded 559 road accidents, reporting 522 wrecked or stuck cars in the snow across the state. In addition, on a 50-mile stretch of I-95 in the Fredericksburg area, dozens of drivers were stuck overnight due to ice blocking the freeway. Some of them stood in traffic for 19 hours. As of Tuesday morning, January 4, this section of the road was still closed to traffic. Fallen trees and ice remained the main problems.
B In Washington, federal offices were closed on Monday, and schools in the regions were closed, transferring schoolchildren to distance learning. Also in the capital, more than half of flights were canceled and another quarter at three airports in New York. The gusty wind left 850,000 homes and businesses in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and the Carolina without electricity.
By Monday evening, the storm stopped, but ice on roads and sidewalks is expected due to low temperatures. It snowed and rained in Oregon and Washington. Due to snowdrifts and accidents, mountain passes and part of the highway were blocked. Heavy rains and floods are expected in the Northwest along the coast, according to meteorologists from Tuesday, January 4. State authorities urge people to stay at home and not go out on the roads unnecessarily.
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