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WRAPUP 5-Massive winter storm slams US Midwest, Northeast
* Chicago, Midwest take biggest hit
* More than 5,000 flights canceled
* Hundreds of thousands without power
* Many auto plants closed, roads impassable
* Another blow to stretched municipal budgets (Adds municipal budget impact, more from airlines, quotes)
By Mary Wisniewski and Ros Krasny
CHICAGO/BOSTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A huge winter snow and ice storm cut a swathe from New Mexico to Maine on Wednesday, paralyzing much of the Midwest, stranding hundreds of thousands without power and stalling travelers and shipping.
The two-day storm touched some 30 states and a third of the U.S. population. But it delivered its strongest punch to the Midwest, dumping a near record 20 inches of snow on Chicago. It moved rapidly toward the northeast bringing treacherous ice to New York City.
"When you combine snow with wicked cold it brings even the toughest people in," said Dennis Chapman, associate executive director of the City Union Mission in Kansas City, which sheltered nearly 400 people Tuesday night.
Major automakers shut down plants in six Midwestern states and Ontario, and were just a fraction of the commerce that felt the storm's wrath as many Americans chose to stay at home or were forced to by impassable roads. Grain and livestock transportation was paralyzed in many areas, and Texas citrus growers feared for their crops. [ID:nN02208893]
The high cost of clearing the massive storm, the latest in a string of big events this winter, is the latest pain in the budget for many U.S. cash-strapped cities and states.
"This is pretty unbelievable. I was around in '67 but this is really crazy," said John Paczesny, 48, a Chicago church maintenance worker and suburban firefighter, who was out shoveling snow Wednesday morning.
On Jan. 26-27, 1967, 23 inches of snow fell on Chicago, collapsing roofs and shutting down the city for days. This latest storm was the third on record.
The website flightaware.com, which tracks airline cancellation information, said more than 6,300 flights had been canceled in the United States so far on Wednesday. That followed thousands of flight cancellations on Tuesday.
"Other than September 11, I haven't seen it shut down to this degree at all," said travel website owner Terry Trippler.
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