Dust Strom

A light dusting of snow that stuck drivers in icy gridlock for hours in and around Washington served an ominous prelude to the massive blizzard bearing down Thursday on the nation's capital and threatening the eastern United States.

The northern electricity grid suffered a load loss of 8,000 MW, including 3,500 Mega Watts (MW) in the national capital, during a fierce storm in the region yesterday and power supplies are gradually being restored.

A light dusting of snow that stuck drivers in icy gridlock for hours in and around Washington served an ominous prelude to the massive blizzard bearing down Thursday on the nation's capital and threatening the eastern United States.

The northern electricity grid suffered a load loss of 8,000 MW, including 3,500 Mega Watts (MW) in the national capital, during a fierce storm in the region yesterday and power supplies are gradually being restored.