GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- Hurricane Wilma is inadvertently having an effect on the weather in New England and the mid-Atlantic states.

The storm that blasted Florida has given a boost to a nor'easter that's caused 20-foot waves, brought 70 mph winds and caused snow to fall in some places.

The weather has caused dozens of flights at Boston's Logan Airport to be canceled, and there are flight delays in the New York City area.

Parts of West Virginia got up to 7 inches of snow Tuesday, and in Pennsylvania, a traffic death is blamed on the weather. Officials said the weather has also left nearly 200,000 homes and businesses without power.

A National Weather Service forecaster said the nor'easter "is getting some energy from Wilma" but he adds it's "a good storm in its own right."

Florida Cleanup Begins With Waiting In Lines

Some tempers are flaring in Florida, a day after Hurricane Wilma tore through the state, leaving millions without power.

Florida Power and Light said more of its 4.3 million customers have been affected by Wilma than by any other natural disaster in the company's history. In Miami-Dade County, as many as 98 percent lost power.

The few gas stations able to function had lines stretching for blocks. At one point, a Florida City gas station manager got into shouting matches after people started cutting in line, and police eventually shut the place down.

One woman, who ended up waiting 90 minutes for gas, said, "These people need to grow up."

A Fort Lauderdale maintenance worker kept busy, cutting up the 100 or more damaged trees. He said things could have been worse: Wilma also brought cool weather, which he said would help "keep the tensions down."

In Key West, The odor of damp clothes and carpeting hangs in the air in some neighborhoods. Residents are piling up their belongings in their yards after some saw 3 feet of water pour inside from Wilma's storm surge.

Firefighter Ray Alvarez has lived in the same home his whole life and said it had never flooded before now. He, his wife and her elderly parents had to climb onto a pool table to stay out of the water.

Across the street, Cecille Beck was getting help from a neighbor she'd never met in drying out her massive collection of 3,000 dolls. Beck said she always used to carry flood insurance, but dropped it just this year after never being flooded in other storms. She sounded a sad laugh and called it "a bad decision."

Along Florida's Atlantic coast, Wilma blew out countless windows from high-rises, toppled trees and brought down electrical lines. Insured losses are estimated between $2 billion and $9 billion.

Florida officials expected buildings to be damaged, but they didn't expect the extent of damage some older buildings suffered. Many high-rises in Miami and Fort Lauderdale had their windows blown out, and that has building experts scratching their head.

A structural engineer that helped create the storm intensity scale said it could be they weren't designed correctly, they weren't constructed correctly or things weren't installed correctly -- "or maybe all three."

A 14-story tower in Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Crystal Palace," lost almost all of its glass facade on one side. In Miami, a 27-story tower that housed several organizations and businesses was damaged. And in Broward, the county courthouse sustained heavy damage, even in its newer sections.

The assistant Broward county manager said, "The wind didn't discriminate because of age. We have to figure out why this happened."

More than 5,000 south Florida residents were still in shelters Tuesday. The storm is also being blamed for at least five deaths across the state.

When Will Tourists Return?

Chuck Coleman couldn't be more clear. The Key West charter fishing boat captain said, "Without tourists, we die."

The island's economy is based on visitors, and there are few to be found in Wilma's wake. There's no power or water, and most stores and restaurants are closed.

Coleman figures it'll be next week before the city is cleaned and functional. He said each day of lost business costs him about $1,000.

Wilma was the latest blow for the Key West economy, since it came just as the annual Fantasy Fest party was to begin. The 10-day event is the island's biggest money-maker. With major infrastructure damage, there's no telling when it will start.

Thousands Still Stranded In Mexico

Officials hope to reopen the airport in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, as the city copes with the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma.

Some tourists have made it out of the city by bus but thousands are still stuck.

One stranded American said the U.S. government "forgot about us."

Mexican President Vicente Fox said the country's first priority is to get enough food and water to the coast. He's dispatched Mexican military ships, planes and trucks to bring supplies. He says the second priority is to get tourists home.