by. a lot t have flown in from other part of the country. they re stand in case there are other blackouts. days after philadelphia was hit by blackouts, residents are facing another storm. heavy snow fell overnight threatening blackouts in cities here hit hard last week. emergency workers from as far as canada have stayed in town to help residents face the storm. it was eerie in the town last week. every street was blocked off. there were trees pllaying everywhere. residents have had to restock and get supplies. are you worried about the next storm coming up? yes. my husband is buying a generator now. he tracked one down on the internet. reporter: this restaurant owner was out of business seven
straight days. little hard. $6,000 to $7,000. biggest loss for a week. his fear is another round of outages too soon as they wait to see what this storm will bring. opening tomorrow morning, see what i got. get many my truck and drive here. that s all i can do. reporter: we have talked to authorities. they say reports so far are normal. they re warning people to stay off the roads. there have been more accidents than normal. this part of the country is expecting more snow tonight. thank you margaret conley. i appreciate it. how much is all of this awful weather costing all of us? we ll have more on our storm coverage coming up. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer s starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer s mac n cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer s. made with care for you or your family.
through philadelphia and the exact same thing could happen. glee let s go to margaret conley who is covering that part of the story. reporter: the snow is coming down at a rate of two to three inches per hour in this area. they are expecting 14 to 18 inches of snow for this entire storm. emergency workers there standing by to deal with the power lines to deal with cutting down trees, whatever is necessary in case there are any more blackouts. just days after pennsylvania was hit with crippling power outages across the state, residents are bracing this morning for yet another storm. heavy snow fell overnight threatening blackouts in some counties here that were hit harder last week than during superstorm sandy. emergency workers from as far away as canada have stayed in town to help residents face this storm. it was very eerie in the town last week. every street was blocked off and there were trees lying everywhere. reporter: residents have had
snow in some places. 18 states now under a winter storm warning. across the southeast, more snow falling overnight turning roads to skating rinks. trees coated in ice are falling and knocking out power. 700,000 homes and businesses in the dark. ten have died because of this storm. it may be impossible though. 5300 flights cancelled this morning. take a look at hardest hit areas, north carolina. now called the new atlanta after drivers got stuck hours on icy highways. all city offices are closed today which has happened one other time in the past seven years. we have team coverage for you. margaret conley north of philadelphia. george howell south of atlanta. let s begin with ashleigh banfield in central park. hey.
more than 700,000 homes and business across the south and east coast have no power. in georgia alone, nearly a quarter million customers are in the dark. rush is on for crews to restore service. george howell is in one neighborhood south of atlanta with no power. reporter: carol, good day. so the good news is we are out of the woods as far as the storm is concerned. the sleet, freezing rain. but the problem we re seeing now is the ice on the roads and also the power outages. you can see the crews just removed the tree that took down power lines. many have had to deal with this for hours. the worst of the storm may have passed, but now there s a challenge for hundreds of thousands hah lost power in the south and northeast. more outages are expected. it was cold, no heat. can t see. reporter: left in the dark, gala and hollan had to sleep