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To: Eva who wrote (80822)	4/15/2007 2:04:25 PM
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Storm cancels hundreds of flights in N.Y., N.J. 15/04/2007 8:33:58 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Printer-friendly page At least 300 flights were cancelled Sunday as a nasty storm system gained steam along the U.S. East Coast, packing strong winds and threatening to flood out much of coastal Long Island. Rain falls on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge, left, in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sunday, April 15, 2007.(AP Photo/Peter Morgan) Almost all airlines in the New York area were affected by cancellations, Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told The Associated Press. Weather forecasters predicted sustained winds of 65 kilometres-per-hour and a storm surge of between one and one-and-a-half metres. That combination could prove as destructive as a harsh winter storm in 1992 that blasted the island, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said. He warned that some low-lying areas of Long Island may need to be evacuated. Some 3,200 members of the National Guard were deployed to potential flood areas to prepare to help. On Sunday morning, heavy rain and thunderstorms stretched from Florida all the way to southern New England. The storm was forecast to gather strength as it hit the East Coast on Sunday, and form a nor'easter -- a system that follows the coast north with northeasterly wind driving waves and heavy rain. Storm warnings and storm watches were posted all along the East Coast by the U.S. National Weather Service, with tornado warnings in South Carolina and flood warnings extending from Virginia north to the New York area. "It is projected at the moment to be a very serious storm that requires our full attention," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. At least 250 snow plow trucks are on standby in New Jersey. The northwest corner of the state is expecting snow, while the rest of the state is bracing for possible flooding. Winter storm warnings were in effect for parts of New England. The storm that has already killed five people and left hundreds of thousands without power. The storm has left more than a metre of snow in some parts of the U.S. Midwest. Southern states were hit with thunderstorms, tornados and hail the size of golf balls. The storm also wrecked havoc on property throughout its path, ripping roofs from homes, destroying porches and tipping at least a dozen tractor trailers. The speed and ferocious nature of the storm left thousands scrambling to find shelter in the southern states and Midwest and has been linked to some deaths. One man was killed by a pile of lumber that fell on him from his truck during the storm, and a police officer died when his patrol car slid on wet pavement and struck a utility pole, authorities said. Three people died in Kansas in traffic accidents on highways covered with ice and slush After Sunday, the storm is expected to travel to Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Montreal could be blanketed with as much as 50 centimetres of snow while the Maritimes are expecting spring showers. With files from The Associated Press