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"Good Morning Snow monster. A massive winter storm begins pounding the Eastern seaboard this morning, bringing heavy snow, high winds and blizzard conditions. Schools, businesses, even the federal government in D.C., closed, as millions of residents hunker down." (Today Show)
Snow attacks the nation's capitol yet again. The intense blizzard caused a whiteout across Washington D.C. Emergency workers and locals are having a tough time battling the snow, due to the barrage of storms over the past week.
We're looking at perspectives from MSNBC, CNN, Wired, and WJLA.
MSNBC highlights how the storm is hampering the city's efforts to recover.
"Washington D.C. is getting hammered so bad, that officials are pulling plows off the road. The local electric company is also pulling crews working on downed power lines. "
CNN focuses on the rarity of a storm like this in the Washington D.C. area.
"Records are being broken already from last weeks storms combined now with this week's storm. This is the snowiest season you've ever had here in Baltimore; there you can see 64.4 inches just over 65 at Washington Dulles. Reagan National doesn't quite have the record yet, but you're probably going to get it before the day is over and done with. And Wilmington, Delaware pushing 60 inches."
Wired brings a perspective from a website developer, who came up with a different way for D.C. locals to get help during the storm.
“I was tired of seeing my streets clogged with snow, and neighbors stuck inside.”
“So, I thought I’d start a little website yesterday afternoon to help connect people having snowmageddon problems — say, a stuck car — with people that have snowmageddon solutions”
Snow on Snow creates a heavy load. Washington D.C.'s ABC 7 News points out a common problem for property owners.
Reporter: "Vivian Turner lives next door to a rural home that is cracking and tearing away from the rest of the homes under the shear weight of snow."
Vivian Turner: "I don’t know what I'm going to do."
Reporter: With a forecast of 10 to 20 inches of more snow, officials fear this will happen more frequently. Already there have been more than a half dozen roof collapses in the city, a city once again in the throes of preparing for another massive storm.
Mayor Fenty: "The biggest thing were going to be facing right now is, were going to have snow on top of snow."
Can the Nation's Capitol handle the slue of winter storms? How will emergency workers push through extreme conditions?
Writer: Tyler Goetz
Producer: Newsy Staff
