Gov. Shapiro declares disaster emergency ahead of blizzard

The declaration allows the state to shift and activate resources to areas of greatest impact and allows municipal governments more response options.
Yahoo

The Groundhog Day Blizzard was a billion-dollar disaster

Legendary storms live in the history books with equally lofty nicknames. A powerful snowstorm that swept across North America in early 2011 was one of those storms. The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 ...

Blizzard slams US Northeast, closing roads and canceling flights

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Rich McKay NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A powerful blizzard dropped more than a foot of snow (30 ...
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FEMA extends RI’s deadline for blizzard disaster declaration

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving Rhode Island extra time to seek disaster assistance in the wake of January’s blizzard. Gov.Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday ...

Is this worse than the Blizzard of '78? Depends how you measure it

The Blizzard of '78 is legendary in eastern Massachusetts. Could this winter storm have beaten it? It depends how you measure ...

As Congress Debates DHS Funding, A Blizzard Exposes Stakes For FEMA

A powerful blizzard is impacting the Northeast just as Congress is returning to Washington to debate DHS, which houses the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Federal disaster declared in Erie, Genesee counties in wake of blizzard

President Biden has authorized a federal disaster declaration for Erie and Genesee counties in the wake of the blizzard that has left at least 34 people dead in Western New York, the Federal Emergency ...