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Power Outages, Piles of Snow Vexing Parts of Northeast in Snowstorm Aftermath

On Wednesday, parts of the U.S. Northeast faced power failures and waist-high snow, with more than 138,000 customers still without power, mostly in Massachusetts and Cape Cod, poweroutage.us reported.
Data show the snowfall's water equivalent amounted to 2,500,000,000,000 gallons, with New York State, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts receiving 680,000,000,000, 410,000,000,000, and 28,000,000,000 gallons respectively.
Utility crews worked 18-hour shifts with reinforcements to restore electricity while removing big snow piles with backhoes, and New York City spread 143 million pounds of salt and hired at least 3,500 emergency shovelers.
In Rhode Island, 3 feet of snow left streets unplowed for a third day; Anny Enos feared power wouldn't return until Friday after losing power Sunday, and police reported a carbon monoxide death caused by snow obstruction of the exhaust pipe.
When it melts, officials note the snow will help drought, but National Weather Service forecasters warned of up to 3 more inches early Wednesday, complicating cleanup efforts.

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