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Record Breaking Blizzard Pounds US Northeast By Earth Changes Media

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Feb 9, 2013 - 12:28:29 PM

 

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A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds pummeled the northeastern United States on Saturday, causing at least two storm-related deaths, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses and shutting down travel.

 


The mammoth storm that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic coast dumped more than 3 feet of snow across the Northeast, the National Weather Service said. Blizzard and flood warnings were in effect for the coast.

In Stratford, Connecticut, Mayor John Harkins said he had never seen such a heavy snowfall, with rates of 6 inches an hour at times overnight, he told local WTNH television.

Drought expands in key U.S. farm states

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Chicago Tribune - 2/07/13, Reuters

Harsh drought conditions expanded in key farm states in the nation's midsection over the last week, climate experts said on Thursday.

There has been some recent precipitation through the Plains region but the frozen ground did not allow for much moisture to penetrate into parched soils, according to the Drought Monitor report, a weekly analysis of drought conditions put together by a consortium of state and federal climate experts.

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Nemo's Coastal Flood Threat

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Weather.com - 2/09/13, Chris Dolce and Jon Erdman

Boston Tides

Intense, onshore winds will produce moderate to locally major coastal flooding around high tides Saturday morning. Flooding was reported in Weymouth, Mass., at the time of high tide Friday evening.

The areas at greatest risk are north and east-facing shorelines from Boston south into Cape Cod Bay, with tides 3-4' above normal already observed and expected to continue through Saturday morning's high tide!

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Latest on Nemo: State by State

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Weather.com - 2/09/13

Buffalo, N.Y.

A snowman sits on the duck pond in the Boston Common as snow falls on Feb. 9, 2013, in Boston, Mass. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
 

Winter Storm Nemo cranked into full gear overnight, delivering just under three feet of snow to parts of New England - and the heavy snow and vicious winds aren't over.

Conditions remain awful in Connecticut, so the governor closed all roads until further notice. Meanwhile, police in Suffolk County, NY, say a nightmare scenario was playing out early Saturday morning, with an estimated 60 to 100 cars stranded on the Long Island Expressway and nearby frontage and side roads.

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Winter Storm Nemo: Historic Blizzard Pounds New England

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Weather.com - 2/09/13, Chris Dolce and Jon Erdman

Buffalo, N.Y.

Lilah Watt gets some interference from her 6-month-old puppy, Willa, as she shovels out from the snowstorm on Feb. 8, 2013, in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
 

Winter Storm Nemo continues to bring blizzard conditions to much of eastern New England this morning. Blizzard warnings are in effect from coastal Maine to southern New England, including Portland, Maine, Boston, Hartford, and Providence. All travel should be avoided!

The storm has dumped up to 34 inches of snow in Connecticut and up to two feet of snow in parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine.

January 2013 Global Weather Extremes Summary

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Wunderground.com - Christopher C. Burt - 2/07/13


The EF-3 strength Adairsville, Georgia tornado resulted in two fatalities near the town. These were the first tornado-related deaths to occur in the U.S. in 219 days, the longest stretch of no deaths due to tornadoes in U.S. records. Photo by wunderground weather user fshelton25, taken on I-75 near Adairsville on January 30th.

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