Northeast Blizzard Breaks Records
This weekend’s nor’Easter blizzard has made the record books. New York City’s Central Park reported 26.9 inches of snow as of 4 PM, making it the snowiest day since records began being kept in 1869. The previous record of 26.4 inches was set almost 50 years ago, in 1947.
The storm is expected to move off of the the New England coast tonight, but it left blizzard conditions, blowing snow, thundersnow, and up to 4 foot drifts in its wake.
Here are some snowfall amounts reported through this afternoon:
Fairfax, VA: 14 inches
Baltimore, MD: 15 inches
Owings Mills, MD: 20 inches
Wilmington, DE: 14.4 inches
Allentown, PA: 15.2 inches
Philadelphia, PA: 1.5 inches
Lawrenceville, NJ: 18.7 inches
East Brunswick, NJ: 21 inches
Newark, NJ: 21.3 inches
Saddle Brook, NJ: 20 inches
La Guardia Airport, NY: 21.4 inches
Islip, Long Island: 19.9 inches
Fairfield, CT: 27.8 inches
Danbury, CT: 24.2 inches
Hyannis, MA: 10 inches
Cambridge, MA: 18.2 inches
Foxboro, MA: 14.5 inches
Boston Logan Airport: 13.5 inches
Nashua, NH: 11 inches
Londonderry, NH: 13.5 inches
Kennebunk. ME: 12 inches
Keep in mind that many of these readings were taking in mid-afternoon, with more snow to come. The good news is that much like the rest of the eastern half of the country, the affected areas are expected to warm above freezing over the next few days, which will allow some of the snow to melt. On the other hand, if you were planning to travel to one of these areas soon, you might be better off rethinking your plans.
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