Many Baltimore area residents are still facing unplowed streets like this one.
Credit: DNN/Jim Skillington

Two days after the record-breaking snowfall that socked-in the mid-Atlantic states, thousands of residents are still without power and many more are still digging out while forecasters say an approaching storm could bring 10 or more inches by Wednesday.

The snowstorm, which dropped nearily 40-inches of snow in some of the southern Baltimore suburbs, closed schools, collapsed roofs and closed highways and airports from Washington to New Jersey. At its peak, more than 200,000 were without electricity.

Wednesday's storm is predicted to be equally as bad, with forecasters warning travel may be nearly impossible from Washington to Philadelphia.

Long lines had formed in supermarkets and home improvement centers before the storm hit Friday night.

On Friday, shoppers at a Giant Food store in Columbia, Md. arrived before the store opened at 6 a.m., hoping to pick up last-minute items hours before the storm is scheduled to arrive, said Vince Gallo, a store manager.

“It’s like a shark feeding frenzy,” said Gallo. Workers hustled to restock empty shelves after the first wave of customers swept through the store Thursday night. Items like produce, meat and dairy were scarce this morning.

“I’ve been coming here for six years and I’ve never seen it like this,” said customer Irene Jallo, as she scanned empty shelves which usually hold eggs. “This is crazy.”

Jallo said she’s preparing by stocking up on food and firewood, in case she and her family gets stuck at home for a few days, but she’s not worried about the storm.