Northeast Digging Out From Weekend Blizzard

Three Northeastern governors declared states of emergency over the weekend as a blizzard pounded the region after dumping a foot of snow across the Midwest, the Associated Press reported.

Rhode Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts declared states of emergency and the storm left at least 14 people dead over the weekend from Iowa to New England, AP said.

New York City sanitation workers were working 12-hour shifts to clear city streets by Monday’s morning rush hour, using including collection trucks, dump trucks and salt spreaders, AP reported.

More than three feet of snow fell in some parts of Massachusetts and more than a foot fell in 17 of New Jersey’s 21 counties, AP said.

A wind-chill advisory was scheduled to remain in effect through Monday morning as winds blowing snow caused drifting and visibility problems, AP reported.

Logan International Airport in Boston closed early Sunday and was not expected to open until Monday morning. Service at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Conn., was not expected to return to normal until Monday, AP reported.

About 900 flights were canceled Sunday in the New York area’s three major airports, officials told the news service.

Philadelphia’s airport reopened again Sunday after cancellations on Saturday stranded hundreds of travelers and about 1,300 flights were canceled out of Chicago’s O’Hare airport over the weekend, AP said.

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