Winter storms shut down much of Portland, paralyze travel
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Winter storms sowed more chaos across the U.S. on Thursday, shutting down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzing travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains.
The nearly 11 inches of snow that fell in Portland stalled traffic during the Wednesday evening rush hour and trapped drivers on freeways. Some spent the night in their vehicles or abandoned them altogether as crews struggled to clear roads.
The storms also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes in multiple states and grounded or delayed thousands of flights.
Others reveled in the surprise day off in a place that rarely gets measurable snow.
https://apnews.com/article/weather-natural-disasters-california-storms-f3ae833d1f1aec40554353bcd6f10e50
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