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Feb 3, 2016

* WEATHER TROUBLES at USA's S.E. Seaboard - ** N.E. & Center States too

* Virginia - The Blizzard of 2016
-- It has been anything but business as usual along the Eastern Seaboard the past few weeks. As the massive dig out continues into this week from the historic blizzard, the event served as another reminder of the critical role that trucking quietly plays in maintaining a sense of normalcy. Formally Winter Storm Jonas — but also nicknamed “Snowzilla” — this monster system actually formed out in the Pacific. As it crossed the United States, picking up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, the warnings came across loud and clear days in advance: Stock up now. Residents of the region responded by flooding grocery and hardware stores and gasoline stations with long lines that stretched for hours. That sudden spike in demand for everything from frozen pizza to shovels could have been met only by fast logistical planning and expedited shipments to stores by truckers. Then the snow started. It kept going. And then it snowed some more... 
(Photo: Scene in Roanoke, VA, monster winter storm pounding Eastern U.S. with snow, and wind. Trucks and cars make their way through the blizzard)   --  Arlington, VA, USA - Transport Topics - Feb. 1, 2016


* Colorado - Denver hit with first big snowstorm of the season

-- A weather system that blew in from California is leaving air travelers stranded and dumping steady snow on the Denver area Monday in what is expected to be the first big snowstorm of the season... Forecasters warned that the evening commute in the Denver area could be difficult and street conditions could worsen, but roads mainly were open around Colorado. Between 3 to 4 feet of snow is possible in the state's southwestern mountains, which typically get slammed by storms moving out of the Pacific... Snow also was falling in parts of Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona, and it's expected to spread into Iowa after voters have gathered for the state's leadoff presidential caucuses... Possible blizzard conditions could complicate candidates' plans to leave Tuesday, when snow was likely in Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The forecast prompted Nebraska state lawmakers to cancel hearings and debates, and some schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin announced closures for Tuesday... But this storm will pack winds that are forecast to shift and blow up against the east side of the mountains, producing much more snow in populated areas... 
(Photo by Mark Reis/The Gazette via AP - Tri Lakes Battalion Chief Jamey Bumgarner works at the scene of a jackknifed truck that had all southbound lanes of I-25 north of Colorado Springs, Colo. blocked for more than an hour Monday, Feb. 1, 2016)  --  Denver, COL, USA - Associated Press/Fox News - February 01, 2016

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