Major Storm Brings Record Snowfall to Northeast, Mid-Atlantic States

The first major winter weather event of 2005 brought plenty of snow to the Mid-Atlantic states on Saturday. New snowfall records were set at Boston’s Logan Airport and Manhattan’s Central Park. Here are some 24 hour snowfall totals for selected cities, as of early late Saturday or early Sunday, January 23, 2005:

Philadelphia, PA - 11 inches as of 1:00 AM
Blue Bell, PA - 12 inches as of 2:00 AM
Allentown, PA - 8.3 inches as of 1:00 AM
Wilmington, DE - 8.0 inches as of 1:00 AM
Mount Holly, NJ - 9:0 inches as of 1:00 AM
Central Park, NY - 8.5 inches (a new record)
Darien, CT - 13.5 inches as of 11 PM
New Haven, CT - 10.0 inches as of 12 AM
Newark, NJ - 8.9 Inches as of 12 AM
Oyster Bay NY - 13.0 inches as of 1:15 AM
La Guardia Airport NY - 10.0 inches as of 12:00 AM
Boston Logan Airport, MA - 9.1 inches as of 12:00 AM
Hyannis, MA - 17.8 inches as of 4:10 AM
Peabody, MA - 24.0 inches as of 6:23 AM
Worcester, MA - 18.1 inches as of 5:38 AM
Amherst, NH - 18.0 inches as of 6:31 AM
West Warwick, RI - 14.0 inches as of 3:56 AM

The snow is expected to continue in New England until late this afternoon, with 10 to 16 inches expected in Portland, Maine and 28 to 38 inches expected in Boston. The situation is made worse, with high winds averaging 30 MPH.

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