N.C. Digs Out From Blizzard, "Record" Snowfall...01/27/00

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Four months after Hurricane Floyd's devastating floodwaters, North Carolina struggled Wednesday with the aftermath of a "white hurricane" - a record 2-foot snowfall in a part of the country that doesn't have much experience with blizzards. The snowstorm left thousands of people stuck in cold, dark homes and paralyzed Raleigh and other communities. Floyd drenched eastern North Carolina with 20 inches of rain Sept. 16 and caused at least 51 deaths in the worst flooding in state history. Monday night's snowstorm, accompanied by ice and winds, knocked down trees and plunged homes and businesses into darkness. More than 140,000 homes and business remained without electricity Wednesday in North and South Carolina. The storm was blamed for one traffic death in North Carolina and two in South Carolina. Two people were found outside dead of exposure in South Carolina.

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